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Dragon's blood, powdered pigment or apothecary's grade and roughly crushed incense, extracted from Calamus draco. Dragon's blood is a bright red resin which is obtained from different species of a number of distinct plant genera: Calamus spp. (previously Daemonorops) also including Calamus rotang, Croton, Dracaena and Pterocarpus.
[1] [2] It is a source of the red resin known as dragon's blood, which is a pigment with medicinal uses. [3] The compound 4'-demethyl-3,9-dihydroeucomine (DMDHE), derived from the resin of Daemonorops draco, the homotypic synonym for Calamus draco, is a natural bitter-masking substance. This compound, which masks the bitter taste, suggests the ...
The seeds are 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) in diameter and weigh on average 68 mg. [5] The berries exude a deep red resin, known as dragon's blood. [6] Like other monocotyledons, such as palms, the dragon's blood tree grows from the tip of the stem, with the long, stiff leaves borne in dense rosettes at the end. It branches at maturity to produce ...
Dragon's blood is a bright red resin obtained from a number of distinct plants. Dragon's blood, dragon blood, or dragon-blood may also refer to: Dragon's blood tree, a common name for several plants Croton draco, a spurge in the genus Croton; Calamus draco, a palm formerly in the genus Daemonorops; Dracaena draco, a tree native to the Canary ...
Dracaena draco subsp. ajgal in the village Agadir Ougjgal near Tiznit, Morocco. Dracaena draco is an evergreen long lived tree capable of exceeding 15 m (49 ft) in height and having a trunk of 5 m (16 ft) or more in circumference, starting with a smooth bark that evolves to a more rough texture as it ages. [8]
Calamus draco, syn. Daemonorops draco. Daemonorops was a genus of rattan palms in the family Arecaceae. [1] Its species are now included within the genus Calamus. [2] Species now placed in Daemonorops are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate individuals. [3]
Croton lechleri is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to northwestern South America.It is commonly known as sangre de grado (Peruvian Spanish), sangre de drago (Ecuadorian Spanish) or sangre de grada (Bolivian Spanish) . [2]
Insect trapped in resin Cedar of Lebanon cone showing flecks of resin as used in the mummification of Egyptian Pharaohs. A resin is a solid or highly viscous liquid that can be converted into a polymer. [1] Resins may be biological or synthetic in origin, but are typically harvested from plants.