Socotra dragon tree

Scientific name: Dracaena cinnabari

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0049

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Resins from various plants are sold under the name 'dragon's blood', and samples from Yemeni markets were found to be partly or wholly adulterated.

SRC-242

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2Al-Fatimi 2018 — Ethnobotanical Survey of Dracaena cinnabari and Investigation of the Pharmacognostical Properties, Antifungal and Antioxidant Activity of Its ResinSRC-242

Names

Common names

সোকোত্রা ড্রাগন গাছ
Sokotra-Drachenbaum
Drago de Socotra
درخت خون اژدهای سقطری

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Sources

1Ahmad et al. 2022 — Complete chloroplast genome sequencing and comparative analysis of threatened dragon trees Dracaena serrulata and Dracaena cinnabariSRC-278
2Al-Fatimi 2018 — Ethnobotanical Survey of Dracaena cinnabari and Investigation of the Pharmacognostical Properties, Antifungal and Antioxidant Activity of Its ResinSRC-242
3GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f.SRC-264
4Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f. — distribution (World Checklist of Vascular Plants, WCVP)SRC-403
5Establishment of a two-tiered molecular identification system for Dracaena species - the source plants of dragon's blood (Frontiers in Plant Science)SRC-404

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260930T094148773 · last approved 30 September 2026

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Dragonnier de Socotra

सोकोत्रा ड्रैगन वृक्ष

Pohon darah naga Sokotra

Pokok naga Socotra

Árvore-dragão-de-socotra

Драконово дерево Сокотры

Sokotra ejder ağacı

سقطری ڈریگن درخت (دم الاخوین)

索科特拉龙血树

Other names

دم الأخوين

Key facts

The dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) is a wild tree endemic to Socotra, Yemen; the name 'dragon's blood' (Dam al-Akhawain) refers both to the tree and to the red resin from its stem.

SRC-242 · SRC-264

Sources (2)

Sources

2Al-Fatimi 2018 — Ethnobotanical Survey of Dracaena cinnabari and Investigation of the Pharmacognostical Properties, Antifungal and Antioxidant Activity of Its ResinSRC-242
3GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f.SRC-264

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Socotra dragon tree

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