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Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f.
Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 30: 623 (1882).
Family: DRACAENACEAE

Dracaena cinnabari Photo by: © Plantemania

Synonyms:

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Socotra dragon tree, Dragon blood tree
ARABIC ( لعربية ): دم العنقاء
ASTURIAN (Asturianu): árbol d'el sangre de dragón, árbol drago de Socotra
BULGARIAN (Български): Драконово дърво, Драконово дърво от Сокотра
CATALAN (Català): arbre de la sang de drac de Socotra
CHINESE (中文): 索科特拉龍血樹
DUTCH (Nederlands): drakenbloed
ESPERANT (Esperanto): sokotra drakarbo, sokotra draceno
FRENCH (Français): Dragonnier de Socotra
GERMAN (Deutsch): Drachenbäume
INDONESIAN (Bahasa Indonesia): Suji Darah, Suji Socotra
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Cinoberinė dracena
PERSIAN (فارسی): درخت خون اژدها
PORTUGUESE (Português): dragoeiro
RUSSIAN (Русский): Драцена киноварно-красная
SPANISH (Español): árbol de la sangre de dragón, árbol drago de Socotra
SWEDISH (Svenska): släktet dracenor
TAMIL (தமிழ்): சுகுத்திரா டிராகன் மரம்
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Дерево крові дракона, Сокотрійське драконове дерево
VIETNAMESE (Tiếng Việt): cây Long Huyết, cây Máu Rồng


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Dracaena cinnabari Photo by: © Plantemania
28569 plantemania © Plantemania
Dracaena cinnabari Photo by: © Plantemania

27136 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Dracaena cinnabari Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
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Dracaena cinnabari Photo by: © Plantemania

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Extracting the sap of the dragon tree (the dragon blood) which serves as incense but also to make remedies, dyes.. Photo by: © Plantemania
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The fresh dragon blood it is clear like water but as it dry it becomes dark red (cardinal) Photo by: © Plantemania

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Dracaena cinnabari Photo by: © Plantemania
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Dracaena cinnabari Photo by: © Plantemania


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