| Author: | Georges
Guerrard S. Perrottet, 1825 |
| Family: |
DRACAENACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Northern
Yemen, Dhofar; Oman, Saudi Arabia |
| Soil: |
Grit -
Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum - Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
35
Centimetres |
| Height: |
3-5 (12)
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Light
Crème Colour |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Yemen
Dragon Tree, Airoub, Der Südarabische Drachenbaum |
| Synonyms: |
Dracaena serrulata subsp. dhofarica, T.A.McCoy &
Lavranos
Dracaena serrulata subsp. mccoyorum, Lavranos.
(Dracaena
angustifolia Roxb. 1832?) |
This member of the
Dracaenaceae family was described by Georges Guerrard Samuel
Perrottet in 1825. It is found in
Northern Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia. It grow on rocky slopes in a well drained
soil with little to some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to
35 centimetres in diameter - or more. In average, the small trees grow
up to three or five meters, but given the right conditions, it should
reach twelve meters.
The genera name from Latin;
drago; a female dragon. The species name means 'teethed, with
minute teeth'.
*Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Dracaenaceae is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |
