I had to go to the island of Sao Nicolau
in Cabo Verde, to get some photos. All are from here. Well, the one marked
Dracaena draco
in botanical gardens of Lisbon, are clearly D. caboverdeana, but I
only figured that later.
The real short stem.
I only found this early state of the
inflorescent.
Arial roots on all older plants.
The round seeds, found in the red fruits.
I only found buds. A week later, it would
have been flowers, I guess.
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| Author: |
Rivas Mart.
i.e. 2017. See below.. | |
Family: |
DRACAENACEAE* |
| Origin: |
Cabo Verde; S. Nicolau,
S. Antao, Fogo |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
30 Centimetres |
| Height: |
4-6 (8) Metres |
| Flower: |
White-Greenish -
Off-White - Cream |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Cabo Verdean Dragon Tree |
| Synonyms: |
(Dracaena draco L., 1767).
Dracaena draco subsp. caboverdeana Marrero Rodr. & R.S.Almeida, 2012. |
This member of the
Dracaenaceae* family
was given this name by Salvador Rivas Martínez, Mário Fernandes Lousã,
José Carlos Augusta da Costa and Maria Cristinain Duarte in 2017. It is found in
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), especially on the island of Sao Nicolau but also on Santo Antao and Fogo, growing in a well drained soil with some water and
lots of sun. The stem can grow to
30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from four to six or even eight metres in height. The flowers are
white-greenish to off-white or cream, the fruits red. Both are larger
than those of D. drago, and the stem significantly shorter. For
me, the aerial roots make it stick out. Enen those in Lisbon have it.
The genera name from Latin;
drago; a female dragon. The species name means "from Cabo
Verde".
*Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Dracaenaceae is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |
