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)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/dracaena_cinnabari.htm