Dracaena draco

# Species- Seed plants (families)‎ > ‎A---L (families & genera)‎ > ‎Ar‎ > ‎Asparagaceae‎ > ‎Dracaena‎ > ‎

Dracaena draco (L.) L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12 2: 246 1767. (syn: Asparagus draco L.; Dracaena boerhaavei Ten.; Dracaena draco var. angustifolia Schult. .....; Dracaena resinifera Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Dracaena yucciformis Vand.; Draco arbor Garsault [Invalid]; Draco clusii Crantz; Draco draco (L.) Linding. [Invalid]; Draco dragonalis Crantz [Illegitimate]; Drakaina draco (L.) Raf.; Oedera cranziana Berens; Oedera dragonalis Crantz; Palma draco (L.) Mill.; Stoerkia cranziana Berens; Stoerkia draco (L.) Crantz; Yucca draco (L.) Carrière);

Canary Islands Dragon Tree, Drago, dragon blood tree;

Macaronesia, Morocco (as per WCSP);

Images by Samir Takaochi - identified by Pankaj Kumar, (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)

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Yucca, but which one? - indiantreepix | Google Groups : 2 posts by 2 authors.

I found it at garden near Dharuhera. It looks like Yucca but I was not able to find exact name. Could you some one advice me?

This is not Yucca, this is Dracaena , most probably Dracaena draco

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Dracaena draco submission : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)

Dracaena draco

Dragon tree/ Draco

Family - Asparagaceae

Photographed at Ooty Botanical Garden, Tamil Nadu

Dated - 12January2019

wonderful. is the foliage red/brown because of winter?

Thanks ... No not due to winters it's naturally maroon colored leaves.

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Plants From Australia 2018:: Dracaena draco-NS April 2020-58 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Dracaena draco from Royal Botanical Garden, Sydney

Looks different from images at Wikipedia Dave’s Garden

Pl. check.

Or may be correct as per

https://antropocene.it/en/2019/12/08/dracaena-draco/

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dracaena_draco

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00468-015-1307-z/figures/1

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI Wikipedia Arkive Dave’s Garden

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