India’s First Dragon Blood-oozing Tree
Assam has added to India’s botanical wealth with a plant that yields dragon’s blood — a bright red resin used since ancient times as medicine, body oil, varnish, incense and dye.
About the Plant
- Dracaena cambodiana, a dragon tree species was discovered in the Dongka Sarpo area of West Karbi Anglong.
- In India, the Dracaena genus belonging to the family Asparagaceae is represented by nine species and two varieties in the Himalayan region, the northeast and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. But Dracaena cambodiana is the only true dragon tree species.
- The sap turns bright ....
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