18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The Socotra famous dragon blood tree.
On the Socotra Dixam plateau, the dragon blood tree forms a shaded vault. The "Draceana cinnabari", also known as the dragon blood tree is a vestige of a prehistoric flora that vanished on the African continent. It is famous for its blood-red sap, used in dyeing, in cosmetics, or as a medicinal remedy. This tree and others such as myrrh and frankincense trees have made Socotra famous since Antiquity.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 02.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Dixam plateau, Yemen |
Copyright: | © Guillaume Petermann |