18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A dragon blood tree on the Socotra Dixam plateau
With its woven foliage in the shape of a giant parasol, the "Draceana cinnabari", also known as the dragon blood tree is impressive. It is very resistant and can live up to a thousand years. A limestone soil and low altitude are enough for it to multiply, as on the Dixam plateau, in the heart of Socotra island.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 02.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Dixam plateau, Yemen |
Copyright: | © Guillaume Petermann |