It is, however, another endemic tree, the dragon’s blood, that’s come to symbolize Socotra, its distinctive ... as anomalous as a flag on the moon. All around us dragon’s blood trees lifted ...

Frank Gardner / BBC Dragon's Blood Tree is known to Socotrans by its Arabic name, Damm Al-Akhwayn – Blood of Two Brothers. Endemic to the remote Haghir Mountains of Socotra, it is named after ...

Dragon’s Blood trees at Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) are included on the IUCN Red List, indicated as a Vulnerable species.

The island chain of Socotra, famed for unique plants and animals ... One of the most iconic of its native species is the blood dragon tree - a striking, umbrella-shaped tree with a thick trunk.

One such place was Socotra, one of the world's last untouched ... We explored some of its spots. The blood dragon tree, or ...