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Dracaena draco is an evergreen long lived tree with up to 15 m (49 ft) or more in height and a trunk 5 m (16 ft) or more in circumference, starting with a smooth bark that evolves to a more rough texture as it ages. [8] The "dragon tree" is a Monocot, with a branching growth pattern currently placed in the asparagus family ( Asparagaceae ...
Species: D. cinnabari. Binomial name. Dracaena cinnabari. Balf.f. Dracaena cinnabari, the Socotra dragon tree or dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree native to the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen, located in the Arabian Sea. It is named after the blood-like color of the red sap that the trees produce. [2] It is considered the national tree of ...
Dracaena ( / drəˈsiːnə / [2]) is a genus of about 120 species of trees and succulent shrubs. [3] The formerly accepted genera Pleomele and Sansevieria are now included in Dracaena. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, [4] subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).
Aido Wedo. The Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology . Ayida-Weddo. A loa in Dahomey mythology who is married to Damballa. Ayida-Weddo is also mentioned in Haitian Vodou. Damballa. A loa featured in West African mythology in addition to African-American Vodou. Bida. A serpent of Soninke mythology.
Draco ( / ˈdreɪkoʊ /; Greek: Δράκων, Drakōn; fl. c. 625-600 BC), also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by the Draconian constitution, a written code to be enforced only by a court of law . His name may be a metaphor ...
Dragon Saga ( Korean: 드래곤사가 ), called Dragonica before 2010, is a free-to-play 3D side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Barunson Interactive and Gravity Interactive. Development has been ongoing since March 2006. [ 3] Operation of Dragon Saga is relegated to different publishers for their ...
Sentinel (tree) Sentinel is a giant sequoia located within the Giant Forest Grove of Sequoia National Park, California. It is the 43rd largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered either the 42nd or 41st largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant and Black Mountain Beauty have atrophied following devastating wildfires in 2015 and ...
Sequoiadendron giganteum, also known as the giant sequoia, giant redwood or Sierra redwood is a coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the most massive trees on Earth. [3] They are native to the groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of ...