A tree’s dragon bloodSourced
An umbrella-shaped tree produces resin called dragon’s blood
Dracaena cinnabari grows in Yemen’s Socotra archipelago and forms a dense, umbrella-shaped crown. Its red resin is known as dragon’s blood. The name describes material made by a tree, rather than anything from a mythical animal.
No dragon is needed for this tree’s striking name.
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