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Dracaena Tamaranae
''Dracaena tamaranae'', or drago de Gran Canaria, is a species of endemic plants of the island of Gran Canaria, related to the dragon tree, ''Dracaena draco'', and other species of '' Dracaena'' from East Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... Since 1972, specimens of dragon tree have been identified in Gran Canaria with certain peculiarities. These were initially identified as specimens of ''Dracaena draco''. However, a more detailed study and its cultivation allowed us to recognize that it was a different species. It was first described in 1998 by F. Marrero, A. Almeida, RS & Gonzalez-Martín. Description This dragon tree has rigid, ribbed leaves that are pointed towards the tip and of a more bluish and grayish color than those of ''D. draco''. Its bearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. IUCN's mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable". Over the past decades, IUCN has widened its focus beyond conservation ecology and now incorporates issues related to sustainable development in its projects. IUCN does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation. It tries to influence the actions of governments, business and other stakeholders by providing information and advice and through building partnerships. The organization is best known to the wider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the island, is the biggest city of the Canary Islands and the ninth of Spain. Gran Canaria is located in the Atlantic Ocean in a region known as Macaronesia about off the northwestern coast of Africa and about from Europe. With an area of km2 ( sq. mi) and an altitude of at Morro de la Agujereada, Gran Canaria is the third largest island of the archipelago in both area and altitude. Gran Canaria is also the third most populated island in Spain. History In antiquity, Gran Canaria was populated by the North African Canarii, who may have arrived as early as 500 BC. In the medieval period, after over a century of European incur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracaena Draco
''Dracaena draco'', the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree in the genus '' Dracaena'', native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, western Morocco, and is thought to be introduced in the Azores. Its closest living relative is the dragon blood tree of Socotra, ''Dracaena cinnabari''. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762 as ''Asparagus draco''. In 1767 he assigned it to the new genus, Dracaena. Description ''Dracaena draco'' is an evergreen long lived tree with up to or more in height and a trunk or more in circumference, starting with a smooth bark that evolves to a more rough texture as it ages. The "dragon tree" is a Monocot, with a branching growth pattern currently placed in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoidae). When young it has a single stem. At about 10–15 years of age the stem stops growing and produces a flower spike with white, lily-like perfumed flowers, followed by coral berries. Soon a crown o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracaena (plant)
''Dracaena'' () is a genus of about 120 species of trees and succulent plant, succulent shrubs. The formerly accepted genera ''Pleomele (genus), Pleomele'' and ''Sansevieria'' are now included in ''Dracaena''. In the APG IV system, APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family (biology), family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). It has also formerly been separated (sometimes with ''Cordyline'') into the family Dracaenaceae or placed in the Agavaceae (now Agavoideae). The name ''dracaena'' is derived from the romanized form of the Ancient Greek – ''drakaina'', "female dragon". The majority of the species are native plant, native to Africa, southern Asia through to northern Australia, with two species in tropical Central America. Description Species of ''Dracaena'' have a secondary thickening meristem in their trunk, termed Dracaenoid thickening by some authors, which is quite different from the thickening meristem found in dicoty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracaena Ombet
''Dracaena ombet'', commonly known as Gabal Elba dragon tree, is a species of plant belonging to the Asparagaceae family, formerly included in the Ruscaceae. It is found in northeastern Africa and the western Arabian Peninsula. Description It is a tree that reaches a size of 2-8 m in height, with a forked trunk, produces a red resin. The leaves form dense rosettes at the ends of the branches, these are linear with a broad base, 40-60 x up to 3 cm, gradually tapering to the tip that is sharp, thick and rigid, with smooth margins, flat to concave in the top. The inflorescence is panicle-shaped, 0.5 m long, highly branched, glabrous or pubescent, with tiny, ovate-lanceolate bracts . Whitish tepals, 4-6 mm long, linear. Stamens somewhat shorter than tepals; flattened filaments. The fruit in the form of berries 10-12 mm in diameter. Distribution It is found at an altitude of 1000-1800 m in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Saudi Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracaena Schizantha
Dracaena (romanized form of the Greek ''δράκαινα'' - ''drakaina'', "female dragon") can mean: *Drakaina (mythology), a Greek mythological entity * ''Dracaena'' (plant), a genus of plants *''Cordyline australis'', a plant commonly known as the ''Dracaena palm'' * ''Dracaena'' (lizard), a genus of lizard * Dracena, a town in Brazil *Dracaena, a fictional dragon-woman in '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' *Drakaina (model) (born 1975), a French actress and model. See also * * * * * Dragon (other) *Draco (other) Draco is the Latin word for serpent or dragon. Draco or Drako may also refer to: People * Draco (lawgiver) (from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, Greece, from whom the term ''draconian'' is derived * D ... * Drago (other) {{disambiguation Genus disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracaena Serrulata
''Dracaena serrulata'' also called the Arabian or Yemen Dragon Tree is a distinctive tree reaching around 5m tall with a single trunk. It is found in the dry escarpment mountains of southwestern Arabia from Oman, South Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Habitat ''Dracaena serrulata'' is restricted largely to the highest, dry plateaus at the back of monsoon mountains- an area which monsoon rains do not reach. ''Dracaena serrulata'' grows commonly in association with species as ''Vachellia etbaica'' and '' Grewia erythraea''. Uses The stiff leaves of the ''Dracaena serrulata'' were an important source of fibre and rope. The large, stiff and spike-tipped leaves were cut or pulled from the trunk, and beaten with heavy clubs to loosen and crack open the rigid outer casing of the leaf. Then the leaves were taken to water and left to soak in it for some weeks. Once thoroughly softened, the leaves were removed from the water and piled up in heaps on a hard flat surface, and then beaten and thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frutos Del Drago De Gran Canaria
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Frutos is the Spanish word for "fruits". It may refer to: ;Given name * Frutos, a Castilian hermit and saint *Frutos Baeza, a Spanish poet * Frutos Feo, a Spanish sprinter ;Other *Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos, a Paraguayan town in Caaguazú Department *Don Frutos Gómez, a 1961 Argentine film directed by Rubén W. Cavallotti * Frutos, a surname See also *Fruto (other) *Fructus (other) Fructus is a Latin word meaning ''fruit''. It may refer to: * Fructus (Roman law), a legal term * Fructus naturales, natural fruits of the land, in property law * Saint Fructus (died 715), Spanish saint See also * * Fructose, a sugar found in ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Flora Of The Canary Islands
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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