Dracaena draco
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Dracaena draco (L.) L.
| Ordre | Asparagales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Asparagaceae |
| Genre | Dracaena |
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Origine :
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | |
|---|---|
| Anglais |
Résumé des usages
- résine du tronc : sang-dragon
- médicinal
- rôle magique
- feuilles : fourrage
- support de la vanille
Sommaire
Description
Noms populaires
| français | dragonnier des Canaries |
| anglais | dragon blood tree, dragon dracaena |
| allemand | Drachenbaum, Drachenblutbaum |
| néerlandais | drakebloedboom |
| italien | drago, sangue di drago |
| espagnol | drago, drago de Canarias, dragonal, dragonera, sangre de dragón |
| portugais | árvore do dragão, dragoeiro, dragoneiro |
- Voir une synthèse sur les sang-dragons
Classification
Dracaena draco (L.) L. (1767)
basionyme :
- Asparagus draco L. (1762)
- var. ajgal, endémique du Maroc.
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
Cultivated for the resin from the trunk, which is used for its medicinal properties and for production of lac. The resin, the so-called "dragon's blood", is used as a folk medicine and fumigating agent. It is involved in mystic and occultic performances because of its red blood-like consistence. Leaves have been used for animal fodder in dry seasons. In various tropical regions cultivated as supporter for Vanilla. Multiplied by cuttings.
Mansfeld.
Références
- Anderson, Thomas C., Cati Kalinoski, & Lucas Mertehikian, 2021. Dracaena draco: The Mystery of Dragon's Blood. Dumbarton Oaks. Plant Humanities
- NWFP 6. Coppen J.J.W., 1995. Gums, resins and latexes of plant origin. FAO, Rome. 142 p. (Non-Wood Forest Products, 6). sur Pl@ntUse
- Marrero, A. ; Almeida, R. S. & Gonzalez, M. M., 1998. A new species of the wild dragon tree, Dracaena (Dracaenaceae), from Gran Canaria and its taxonomic and biogeographic implications. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 128 (3) : 291‑314.
