Dracaena draco (dragon tree)

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evergreen plant plant species tree

Dracaena draco, commonly known as the dragon tree, is a slow-growing, long-lived tree native to the Canary Islands and nearby regions, famed for its umbrella-like crown and red resin historically valued as "dragon's blood."

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Dracaena draco	3
Canary Islands dragon tree	2
Dracaena draco (dragon tree) canonical	1
Socotra dragon tree	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7632501 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dracaena draco (dragon tree)
Context triple: [Icod de los Vinos, hasNotablePlant, Dracaena draco (dragon tree)]

A. Dracaenae
Dracaenae are serpentine female monsters from Greek mythology, often depicted as part-woman and part-dragon or serpent.
B. Octopus Tree
Octopus Tree is a uniquely shaped, multi-trunked Sitka spruce on the Oregon coast that is a popular natural landmark and tourist attraction near Cape Meares Lighthouse.
C. Hagenia abyssinica
Hagenia abyssinica is a large, medicinally important tree native to East African highland regions, commonly found in Afromontane forests.
D. Fouquieria columnaris
Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
E. Norfolk Island pine
The Norfolk Island pine is a tall, symmetrical conifer native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, widely grown as an ornamental tree and popular as an indoor "living Christmas tree."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dracaena draco (dragon tree)
Target entity description: Dracaena draco, commonly known as the dragon tree, is a slow-growing, long-lived tree native to the Canary Islands and nearby regions, famed for its umbrella-like crown and red resin historically valued as "dragon's blood."

A. Dracaenae
Dracaenae are serpentine female monsters from Greek mythology, often depicted as part-woman and part-dragon or serpent.
B. Octopus Tree
Octopus Tree is a uniquely shaped, multi-trunked Sitka spruce on the Oregon coast that is a popular natural landmark and tourist attraction near Cape Meares Lighthouse.
C. Hagenia abyssinica
Hagenia abyssinica is a large, medicinally important tree native to East African highland regions, commonly found in Afromontane forests.
D. Fouquieria columnaris
Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
E. Norfolk Island pine
The Norfolk Island pine is a tall, symmetrical conifer native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, widely grown as an ornamental tree and popular as an indoor "living Christmas tree."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	evergreen plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ tree ⓘ
branchingPattern	dichotomous branching ⓘ
climatePreference	subtropical ⓘ
commonName	Canary Islands dragon tree ⓘ linked to: Dracaena draco (dragon tree) dragon tree ⓘ
conservationStatus	vulnerable ⓘ
crownShape	umbrella-like ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
family	Asparagaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	greenish-white ⓘ
floweringSeason	late winter to early summer ⓘ
fruitColor	orange ⓘ
fruitType	berry ⓘ
genus	Dracaena ⓘ
growthRate	slow-growing ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	dense rosette at branch tips ⓘ
leafColor	grey-green ⓘ
leafShape	sword-shaped ⓘ
leafType	evergreen ⓘ
lifespan	long-lived ⓘ
nativeTo	Canary Islands ⓘ Cape Verde ⓘ linked to: Cape Verde Islands Madeira ⓘ western Morocco ⓘ
order	Asparagales ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
produces	dragon's blood resin ⓘ
resinColor	dark red ⓘ
resinCommonName	dragon's blood ⓘ
resinHistoricalUse	dye ⓘ incense ⓘ
resinHistoricalUse	medicine ⓘ varnish ⓘ
sapColor	red ⓘ
soilPreference	well-drained soil ⓘ
subfamily	Nolinoideae ⓘ
symbolOf	natural heritage of the Canary Islands ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	habitat loss ⓘ overharvesting of resin ⓘ
tolerates	drought ⓘ saline winds ⓘ
trunkCharacteristic	multiple branches with age ⓘ single thick trunk when young ⓘ
typicalHeight	up to about 10–12 meters ⓘ
usedAs	ornamental plant ⓘ symbolic plant ⓘ
yearDescribed	1767 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited