A stunning new species of dragon tree discovered in Thailand
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 18:00
in Biology & Nature
This is the new dragon tree species Dracaena kaweesakii viewed from below showing the rich branching. The newly discovered dragon tree species Dracaena kaweesakii from Thailand is characterized by its extensive branching. The new species reaches an impressive 12 m in both height and crown diameter, and has beautiful soft sword-shaped leaves with white edges and cream flowers with bright orange filaments, all highly distinctive features. The study describing this exciting new species was published in the open access journal Phytokeys by an international team of scientists.