Dracaena Draco
The Dragon's Blood tree of Teneriffe. This liliaceous plant attains a great age and enormous size. The resin obtained from this tree has been found in the sepulchral caves of the Cuanches, and hence i...
The Dragon's Blood tree of Teneriffe. This
liliaceous plant attains a great age and enormous size. The resin
obtained from this tree has been found in the sepulchral caves of
the Cuanches, and hence it is supposed to have been used by them
in embalming the dead. Trees of this species, at present in
vigorous health, are supposed to be as old as the pyramids of
Egypt.
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