Dracaena draco

Dracaena draco
	The ancient specimen El Drago Milenario at Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. draco
Binomial name
	Dracaena draco; (L.) L.
Synonyms
	Palma draco (L.) Mill. ; Asparagus draco L. ; Dracaena resinifera Salisb. ; Draco arbor Garsault ; Draco draco (L.) Linding. ; Draco dragonalis Crantz ; Drakaina draco (L.) Raf. ; Stoerkia draco (L.) Crantz ; Yucca draco (L.) Carrière ;

Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago,^[4] is a subtropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, western Morocco, and possibly introduced into the Azores.^[5]

It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762 as Asparagus draco.^[3]^[6] In 1767 he assigned it to the new genus, Dracaena.^[3]^[7]

^ Silva, L.; Caujapé-Castells, J.; Lobo, C.; Casimiro, P.; Moura, M.; Elias, R.B.; Fernandes, F.; Fontinha, S.S.; Romeiras, M.M. (2021). "Dracaena draco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T30394A119836316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T30394A119836316.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Dracaena draco", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-11-12
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dracaena draco (L.) L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^ "Forest 15 - Dragon Tree", National Arboretum Canberra, Australian Government, retrieved 2018-09-22
^ Almeida Pérez, R.S. & Beech, E. (2017). "Dracaena draco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T30394A103368016.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Linnaeus, C. (1762). Species plantarum. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). p. 451.
^ Linnaeus, C. (1767). "Dracaena". Systema Naturae: Per Regna Tria Natura, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis (Ed. 12). 2: 246.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Silva, L.; Caujapé-Castells, J.; Lobo, C.; Casimiro, P.; Moura, M.; Elias, R.B.; Fernandes, F.; Fontinha, S.S.; Romeiras, M.M. (2021). "Dracaena draco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T30394A119836316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T30394A119836316.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[WCSP_304633-2] "Dracaena draco", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-11-12

[:1-3] "Dracaena draco (L.) L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-09-17.

[4] "Forest 15 - Dragon Tree", National Arboretum Canberra, Australian Government, retrieved 2018-09-22

[iucn-5] Almeida Pérez, R.S. & Beech, E. (2017). "Dracaena draco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T30394A103368016.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[L1-6] Linnaeus, C. (1762). Species plantarum. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). p. 451.

[L2-7] Linnaeus, C. (1767). "Dracaena". Systema Naturae: Per Regna Tria Natura, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis (Ed. 12). 2: 246.

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Dracaena draco

The ancient specimen El Drago Milenario at Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. draco
Binomial name
*Dracaena draco* (L.) L.^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
Palma draco (L.) Mill. Asparagus draco L. Dracaena resinifera Salisb. Draco arbor Garsault Draco draco (L.) Linding. Draco dragonalis Crantz Drakaina draco (L.) Raf. Stoerkia draco (L.) Crantz Yucca draco (L.) Carrière