Dracaena cinnabari (Socotra Dragon Tree)

Botanical name: Dracaena cinnabari

Common names: Socotra Dragon Tree, Dragon Blood Tree

Family: Asparagaceae    (Formerly:Dracaenaceae / Liliaceae / Agavaceae)

Subfamily: Nolinoideae

Origin: Socotra

Dracaena cinnabari is the most famous 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".

Not to be confused with Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands Dragon Tree.

Similar plants: Dracaena cinnabari (Socotra Dragon Tree)

• Dracaena angolensis (Snake Plant)
• Dracaena compacta (Dracaena Janet Craig)
• Dracaena draco (Dragon Tree )
• Dracaena fragrans (Corn plant)
• Dracaena goldieana (Queen of Dracaenas)
• Dracaena marginata (Madagascar Dragon Tree)
• Dracaena reflexa (Song of India)
• Dracaena sanderiana (Lucky Bamboo)
• Dracaena sp. (Dracaena)
• Dracaena surculosa (Golddust Dracaena)