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Dragon tree An eye-catching evergreen, sub-tropical tree native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Madeira. <br /> <br /> The thick, swollen trunk branches in to stout arms with terminal rosettes of sword-shaped, blue-green leaves up to 60 cm in length. Bleeds crimson coloured sap when the bark is cut, likened to the blood of dragons. <br /> <br /> Long-lived and capable of growing to great height and width. <br /> <br /> <br /> Asparagaceae,Asparagales,Australia,Dracaena draco,Dragon Tree,Flora,Geotagged,Monocots,Spring,Tree,botany Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Dragon tree

An eye-catching evergreen, sub-tropical tree native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Madeira.

The thick, swollen trunk branches in to stout arms with terminal rosettes of sword-shaped, blue-green leaves up to 60 cm in length. Bleeds crimson coloured sap when the bark is cut, likened to the blood of dragons.

Long-lived and capable of growing to great height and width.


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    "Bleeds crimson coloured sap when the bark is cut, likened to the blood of dragons" ...So cool!! Posted 5 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Super cool! Is this an introduced tree? Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
      Ruth Spigelman
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      Yes - I did include that in the blurb...native to Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Madeira :) Posted 5 years ago
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        I did see that, it's why I was surprised to see it in Australia. You're right of course this implies it must be introduced :) Posted 5 years ago

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The Canary Islands dragon tree

''Dracaena draco'', the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree in the genus ''Dracaena'', native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, and locally in western Morocco, and introduced to the Azores. It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the blue chaffinch.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Jun 3, 2020. Captured Oct 8, 2019 14:29 in Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO100
  • 34mm