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Asparagus draco L.
Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 451. 1762 [Sep 1762]
Family: ASPARAGACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Dracaena draco (L.) L.
Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 12 2: 246 1767 L.

Habit at Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. September 16, 2006.
Habit at Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. September 16, 2006.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Dracaena draco (L.) L.
Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 12 2: 246 1767
Synonymy: 20 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Dracaena draco subs. ajgal Benabid & Cuzin
Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. 3, Sci. Vie

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Dragon's Blood Tree, Dragon-tree, Canary Islands Dragon Tree, Draco, Dragontree, Dragon tree
ARABIC ( لعربية ): دراسينا التنين
AZERBAIJAN ( Azərbaycanca): Ədəm ağacı
BASQUE (Euskara): Drago
CHINESE (中文): 龙血树
DANISH (Dansk): Drageblodstræ
DUTCH (Nederlands): Drakenbloedboom
ESPERANT (Esperanto): Drakarbo, Kanari-insula drakarbo
FINNISH (Suomi): Kanariantraakkipuu
FRENCH (Français): Sang de dragon (Resin), Dragonnier commun, Dragonnier des Canaries
GEORGIAN (ქართული): დრაკონის ხე
GERMAN (Deutsch): Kanarischer Drachenbaum, Drachenbaum
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Kanári sárkányfa
ITALIAN (Italiano): Albero del drago
JAPANESE (日本語): リュウケツジュ
LATIN (Latina): Arbor draconis Insularum Canariarum, Draco, Sanguis draconis (resin), Dracaena draco
NORWEGIAN (Bokmål): Draketre
POLISH ( Polski): Dracena smocza
PORTUGUESE (Português): Sangue-de-dragão, Dracena, Dragoeiro
RUSSIAN (Русский): Драцена драконовая, Драко́ново де́рево
SPANISH (Español): Dragonero, árbol de la sangre de drago, árbol del drago, Dragonal, Drago de África, Drago, Drago de Canarias, Drago canario, árbol Gerión, Dragón, Zarzaparrilla
SWEDISH (Svenska): Drakblodsträd
UPPER SORBIAN (Hornjoserbsce): Kanariski płon

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Dracaena draco group

  • Habit at Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. September 16, 2006.Dracaena draco (L.) L.: is a tree monocot with a large central trunk that with age may develop a hugely wide umbrella-like canopy. Distribution: Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira and introduced to the Azores
  • Dracaena draco subs. ajgal Benabid & Cuzin: has smaller leaves and flowers. Distribution. Western part of the Anti-Atlas mountains of Morocco.

26186 han_keat Han Keat Lim
Asparagus draco (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Han Keat Lim
17556 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Asparagus draco (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

22408 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. September 16, 2006. (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
19127 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Asparagus draco (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

17555 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Asparagus draco (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
22407 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Fruit and leaves at Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 03, 2012. (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

17557 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Asparagus draco (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
22406 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Branches at Kula, Maui, Hawaii, USA. April 03, 2012. (Dracaena draco) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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