Dracaena draco Canarian Dragon Tree
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Species
draco
Not to be confused with the related Dracaena cinnabari, the dragon blood tree
native to Socotra (an island near Yemen). Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree
or drago, is a subtropical tree-like plant in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary
Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, and locally in western Morocco, and introduced to the
Azores. It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the blue
chaffinch.