Dragoeiro (dragon tree)

Nome científico: dracaena draco
Família: Ruscaceae
Género: Dracaena
Espécie: Dracaena draco

Is the best known species, both because of its size (it reaches 12 metres in height), and because it is a relic that can be over 650 year old. Its sap, known as sangue de dragão (dragon’s blood), is thought by some to have healing properties.