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Dragons Blood Trees on Socotra Rock..kmz (1.37 KB)
Dracaena cinnabari the Socotra dragon tree or dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree native to the Socotra archipelago part of Yemen in the Arabian Sea which is an elongated embayment of the Indian Ocean. It is so called due to the red sap that the trees produce.
Dragon’s Blood Tree is the most well known and distinctive plant of the island of Socotra. It has a unique and strange appearance, described as "upturned, densely packed crown having the shape of an uprightly held umbrella".
This evergreen species is named after its dark red resin, which is known as "dragon's blood". Its fruits are small fleshy berries containing between 1 and 3 seeds. As they develop they turn from green to black and then become orange once they are ripe.
The berries are eaten by birds (e.g. Onychognatus species) and thereby dispersed. The seeds are 4–5 mm in diameter and weigh on average 68 mg. The berries exude a deep red resin, known as dragon’s blood.
Wikipedia
Dracaena cinnabari the Socotra dragon tree or dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree native to the Socotra archipelago part of Yemen in the Arabian Sea which is an elongated embayment of the Indian Ocean. It is so called due to the red sap that the trees produce.
Dragon’s Blood Tree is the most well known and distinctive plant of the island of Socotra. It has a unique and strange appearance, described as "upturned, densely packed crown having the shape of an uprightly held umbrella".
This evergreen species is named after its dark red resin, which is known as "dragon's blood". Its fruits are small fleshy berries containing between 1 and 3 seeds. As they develop they turn from green to black and then become orange once they are ripe.
The berries are eaten by birds (e.g. Onychognatus species) and thereby dispersed. The seeds are 4–5 mm in diameter and weigh on average 68 mg. The berries exude a deep red resin, known as dragon’s blood.
Wikipedia