Asparagaceae

Dracaena arborea (Willd.) Link

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Dracaena

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Dracaena arborea: Dracaena arborea in jardin botanique de Lyon , France. — Photo: Another one of my pictures: This photograph was taken by Medium69, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Bulgarian: Африканско драконово дърво
Chinese: 乔状龙血树, 也门铁
Russian: Драцена древовидная

Synonyms

Aletris arborea Willd.
Cordyline arborea (Willd.) Göpp.
Dracaena arborea var. baumannii Engl.
Dracaena excelsa Ten.
Dracaena knerkiana K.Koch
Draco arborea (Willd.) Kuntze
Pleomele arborea (Willd.) N.E.Br.

Photos

Photo: Another one of my pictures: This photograph was taken by Medium69, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: moussoundamariza05, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AÔCI NGANDU, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Akouete, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.