 not to be confused with the related dracaena cinnabari, the dragon blood tree native to socotra (an island near yemen). dracaena draco, the canary islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree-like plant in the genus dracaena, native to the canary islands, cape verde, madeira, and locally in western morocco, and introduced to the azores. it is the natural symbol of the island of tenerife, together with the blue chaffinch.ley 7/1991, de 30 de abril, de sÃ­mbolos de la naturaleza para las islas canarias - in spanish thumb|right|dracaena draco in vila nova sintra, island of brava, cape verde.  ==description== dracaena draco is a monocot with a tree-like growth habit currently placed in the asparagus family (asparagaceae, subfamily nolinoidae). when young it has a single stem. at about 10â15 years of age the stem stops growing and produces a first flower spike with white, lily-like perfumed flowers, followed by coral berries. soon a crown of terminal buds appears and the plant starts branching. each branch grows for about 10â15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has an umbrella-like habit. it grows slowly, requiring about ten years to reach  in height but can grow much faster. being a monocotyledon, it does not display any annual or growth rings so the age of the tree can only be estimated by the number of branching points before reaching the canopy. the specimen called "el drago milenario" (the thousand-year-old dragon) growing
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