Dragon tree

An emblematic tree of the Canarian landscape, recorded by BIOTA as securely native and not endemic.

Dragon tree
Download original image
Generated botanical reference image.Canarias HistoriaImagen generada por IA; revisar antes de uso científico.

The dragon tree is one of the most recognisable plants of the Canary Islands. BIOTA records secure presence on El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, and translocated presence on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Thermophilous settings and rocky or slope habitats where natural or cultivated trees persist.

Recorded islands

El HierroLa PalmaLa GomeraTenerifeGran Canaria

Taxonomy

taxonID
BIOTA:F02220
scientificName
Dracaena draco
taxonRank
species
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Spermatophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Asparagales
family
Asparagaceae
genus
Dracaena

Sources