Dracaena ombet Heuglin ex Kotschy & Peyr.

The ombet tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Dracaena

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mountains in the desert. Open Olea europaea forest on limestone, and in semi-desert grassland with scattered Acacia scrub.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses fuel material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Dracaena ombet unspecified picture

Distribution

Dracaena ombet world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Somalia

Conservation status

Dracaena ombet threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534309-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765874
COL ID 37JW4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Dracaena ombet Draco ombet

Lower taxons

Dracaena ombet subsp. schizantha Dracaena ombet subsp. ombet