Dracaena cinnabari

Dracaena cinnabari

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Dracaeneae
Genus: Dracaena
Species: Dracaena cinnabari

Name

Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f., Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 30: 623 (1882).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Draco cinnabari (Balf.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 710 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Socotra. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Balfour, I.B. 1882. The Dragon's Blood Tree of Socotra (Dracaena Cinnabari, Balf. fil.) Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 30: 619–623. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dracaena cinnabari in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dracaena cinnabari. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 25 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Dracaena cinnabari. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

suomi: Sokotrantraakkipuu
français: Dragonnier de Socotra

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