the colossal dragon tree of orotava in teneriffe Drago. (Of lat. draco, dragoon). A Canarian tree from the family of the Liliáce
Drago. (Of lat. draco, dragoon). A Canarian tree from the family of the Liliáceas, that reaches twelve to fourteen meters of height, with small flowers, of greenish white color, a yellowish berry for fruit. Drago de Icod of Wines is famous, although in the Orotava a colossal dragon tree existed long ago. Also it is a fable shrub. It is in the legend that when Atlas was dying in Ladón, the dragon tree protected the entrance from the Garden of the Hespérides, the blood that flowed from him fell to the Earth. From each one of the drops a dragon tree grew that way, allowing the millenarian dragon was alive through its multiple children. Guanches believed them to be magic and used their red and abundant sap in their culture. On the other hand, the Romans acquired it and sold it for high prices as a cosmetic base.
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