dragon tree

Japanese: dragon tree(英語表記)dragontree
dragon tree

...The Song of India cv., a cultivar of Dracaena reflexa Lam., has a tendency to bend stems, but has beautiful yellow fringes. The dragon tree D. draco L., native to the Canary Islands, is used to make dyes from its sap . Its trunks are thick and fleshy, and some are said to be over 7,000 years old.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dragon tree" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ドラセナ・リフレクサD.reflexa Lam.の栽培品種ソング・オブ・インディアcv.Song of Indiaは茎が曲がりやすいが,黄色の覆輪が美しい。またリュウケツジュ(竜血樹)D.draco L.(英名dragon tree)はカナリア諸島の原産で,樹液から染料をとる。幹は多肉質で太くなり,樹齢7000年を超すものがあるといわれる。…

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