עץ הדרקון
| Scientific name: | Dracaena draco (L).L. | |
| Synonym name: | Asparagus draco L., Dracaena ombet Kotschy & Peyr., Yucca draconis L. | |
| Common name: | Canary Island Dragon Tree, Drago, Dragon Tree | |
| Hebrew name: | דרקנה קנרית , דרצנה קנרית, עץ הדרקון | |
| Family: | Ruscaceae (Dracaenaceae) |
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| Life form: | Tree | |
| Stems: | Trunk up to 12 m tall; trunk branches dichotomously (repeated branching into two equal parts) after flowering; a reddish resin, Dragon's Blood, exudes from damaged bark | |
| Leaves: | Dense umbrella-shaped canopy of thick swordshaped leaves | |
| Inflorescence: | Terminal panicle of greenish-white flowers | |
| Flowers: | Greenish-white flowers | |
| Fruit: | Orange berries | |
| Flowering Period: | Summer | |
| Origin: | Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira |
Ramat Hanadiv, Memorial Gardens, רמת הנדיב , גני הזיכרון Derivation of the botanical name: Dracaena, Greek, drakaina, a female dragon; an alternative theory suggests that the genus ia named after Sir Francis Drake (1545-1596), a British explorer, slave-trader, privateer (a pirate working for a government) in the service of England, mayor of Plymouth, England, and naval officer (he was an Admiral). draco, draco, δρακων, οντοϛ, serpent, snake, dragon; dragon. Asparagus, an ancient Greek name for the plant. ombet, is a vernacular name of the species in the Bedani language of the Sudan. Yucca, from the Carib name for manihot or cassava, a genus belonging to the Euphorbia and erroneously used to these liliaceous evergreen shrubs or small trees with rosettes of sword-shaped leaves. draconis, Greek draconis, dragon.
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