Dracaena cinnabari Balf.F.

Socotra dragontree (en), Dragonnier de socotra (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 5.5-9.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.5 - 9.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Most commonly found amongst rocks and limestone, in evergreen and semi-deciduous woodland.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal tea
Edible -
Therapeutic use Flatulence (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (root), Astringents (root), Diarrhea (stem), Dysentery (stem), Hemorrhage (stem), Hemorrhoids (stem), Menorrhagia (stem), Ulcer (stem), Astringent (unspecified), Cicatrizant (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Hemostatics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Dracaena cinnabari unspecified picture

Conservation status

Dracaena cinnabari threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534145-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765713
COL ID 6DJGG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dracaena cinnabari Draco cinnabari