Dracaena draco

Dracaena draco

Synonymy

Source: Raab-Straube, E. von (2022+): Asparagaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
Dracaena draco (L.) L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 246. 1767
  • Asparagus draco L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 451. 1762
  • Stoerkia draco (L.) Crantz, Duab. Drac. Arbor.: 25. 1768

Distribution

Az(C L) Ca(C P T) Ma Md(M P) [cLi nSi(S)] 

Euro+Med endemicA: Azores nativeB (Corvo nativeB, Flores nativeB); Canary islands nativeB (Gran Canaria nativeB, La Palma nativeB, Tenerife nativeB); Libya cultivatedA; Madeira archipelago nativeB (Madeira island nativeB, Porto Santo nativeB); Morocco nativeC; Sicily, with Malta (Sicily naturalisedD)

Common Names

Basque (Spain): herensuge-zuhaitzE; Catalan; Valencian (Spain): arbre de la sang de dragoE, dracenaE, dragoE, drago de CanàriesE, dragóE; Portuguese (Portugal): arbore dragâoE, dragoeiraE, dragoeiroE, dragoneiroE, vermelhâoE; Spanish; Castilian (Spain): dragoE, drago canarioE, drago de CanariasE, drago de ÁfricaE, dragonalE, dragoneroE, dragónE, zarzaparrillaE, árbol GeriónE, árbol de la sangre de dragoE, árbol del dragoE

Bibliography

A. El-Gadi, A. A. 1986: Flora of Libya 121-123
B. Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. 1993: Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4th revised edition. – Sommerfeltia 17
C. 2003: Personal Communication (B.Valdés)
D. Giardina, G., Raimondo, F. M. & Spadaro, V. 2007: A catalogue of plants growing in Sicily. – Bocconea 20
E. anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/