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PlantsAvailable Demonstration data

Dracaena serrulata

Arabian dragon tree· شجرة دم الأخوين

Accession ID: OMN-PLA-0090

Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Collection type
Seed accession
Holding institution
National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Conservation status
Not evaluated (demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

Everything on this page is generated from the demonstration dataset and clearly labelled as such.

Taxonomy

PlantaeTracheophytaLiliopsidaAsparagalesAsparagaceaeDracaenaDracaena serrulata
Biological group
Native & wild plants
Growth habit
Rosette tree, 2–5 m, sword-shaped leaves
Life cycle
Perennial
Documented occurrences
8 records in demo dataset

Resource relationship explorer

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0090

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Passport

Accession passport

Identity, origin and custody of this accession, structured along the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD).

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0090

Dracaena serrulata

شجرة دم الأخوين

Demo
Country of origin
Oman
Collection location
Jebel Samhan, Dhofar
Collection date
2018-05-19
Collector
M. Al-Balushi
Collecting institution
National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Donor institution
Direct field collection (Demo)
Biological status
Wild
Accession type
Seed accession
Cultivar / variety
—
Original identifier
FLD-JEB-2018-675
Collection method
Seed lot sampled from multiple parent plants
Source
Oman BioAtlas demonstration dataset

Custody timeline

CollectionRegistrationCharacterizationPreservation

Collection · 2018-05-19

National Heritage Collection (Demo)

Collected by M. Al-Balushi at Jebel Samhan (monsoon escarpment).

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Geography

Origin & documented distribution

The highlighted point is where this accession was collected. Other points are separate documented occurrences of the same taxon in the demonstration dataset — together they are not a complete picture of the species' range.

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This accession's collection site Other documented occurrences (7)
Country of origin
Oman
Governorate
Dhofar
Collection locality
Jebel Samhan
Coordinates
17.1381, 54.7187
Elevation (demo)
≈ 921 m
Habitat
Monsoon escarpment
Ecological zone
Khareef-influenced southern mountains
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Biology

Biological profile

Growth, reproduction and ecology of this taxon as compiled for the demonstration dataset.

Stage 1

Seed / propagule

Dormant diaspora; germination cued by rain or irrigation.

Stage 2

Seedling

Establishment phase; most vulnerable to drought and browsing.

Stage 3

Vegetative growth

Rosette tree, 2–5 m, sword-shaped leaves

Stage 4

Flowering

Insect-pollinated.

Stage 5

Fruiting & dispersal

fleshy berries

Phenology calendar

Flowering
Fruiting
Seed maturity
Select a month to see which biological phases are documented.

Ecological profile

Habitat

Monsoon escarpment

Ecological zone

Khareef-influenced southern mountains

Associated fauna

Pollinating insects and seed-dispersing birds (demo note)

Environmental adaptations

CAM-like water economyKhareef mist capture

Life cycle, phenology and ecology values are demonstration compilations for this taxon, not verified field observations.

Morphology

Interactive botanical anatomy

Select a plant structure to inspect its recorded morphological characteristics. Hotspot positions are illustrative on a representative image of the biological group.

Native & wild plants — representative image for Dracaena serrulata
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Leaves

Leaf length
40–70 cm
Arrangement
Alternate (demo descriptor)
Margin
Entire to serrulate
Indumentum
Glabrous to pubescent

Leaf descriptors scored on mature foliage from the middle crown third (demo protocol).

Documented height range for this taxon: 200–500 cm.

Plant height across 6 accessions of Dracaena serrulata

unit: cm · demo measurements

This accession is highlighted. See more traits in the Characterization section below.

Genetics

Molecular profile

DNA samples and molecular markers linked to this accession. All sequences below are synthetic demonstration output.

Associated DNA samples

DNA-PLA-0090-A

Silica-dried leaf tissue · extracted 2020

DNA-PLA-0090-B

Seedling leaf bulk · extracted 2020

Molecular markers

Marker
ITS (nuclear ribosomal)
Type
DNA barcode
Method
Sanger sequencing, ITS4/ITS5 primers (demo)
Length
627 bp

Sequence viewer · ITS

1CAGAGAGCAC TATCGGGACA GCGTCGGTTC CCAGCATTTT CCCCTATCTG ACTATTGTAG
61TTATATGCCC CCTAGGTCCT TAGGCGTCGT TATAGTGCGC TCAGGGGTGG GTCTGTTTTC
121AAACTTTAAA CGCGATCGAC AGGATATTGT GCTTCTCTTT GATGATATGG GATGTCGTGC
181CGGGGTCCGT CCTGGCCCGC AAGGAATTAC TTGTTTTAAA CCTGTCTCAT ATCCCGGCCC
241CCTCAGGCGA AACGATTCAT GGTTACGCGG CTGTTAGAGA CCGGGGTGTG CTTTCTGTAG
301TTCCTAAATA GCGCGAAATC GTTCGGAGTA CGAAACTGCT TACTACAATG TGCGATCGCT
361GCAGAGCACG TACTAACTCT GACTAATCAT GAATAACTTG AAGTCTAATA AGAAGTGGCC
421ACCACTGGTG GCTTCTATGA CCATACTTGG AATACGTGCT GGATCGTTAT TGACGGTCGT
481GATGGACCTT AGAGGAGATA CTAACCTATG TCGGGGGATC CCGGAGCAGC ACGGGACCTA
541CCAACTTTGT GGGGAAAGGC GGAATGTTCC ACTTATTTGC AAGGATCTAG TGAAGTATTC
601GAAGTGGCCA GCGCACCCTC TTGCCCG

Demo molecular characterization batch — sequences are synthetic and must not be used for identification. Genetic relationship analyses (e.g. dendrograms) are only shown when derived from verified input data — none exist in this demonstration dataset, so none are fabricated here.

Conservation

Conservation & preservation

Status, threats and preservation activities for this accession. Seed storage is a preservation action, not by itself a verified species-level conservation outcome.

Status

Not evaluated (demo)

No verified IUCN or national assessment is linked to this demonstration record. A production system would display only source-verified classifications.

Endemism

Near-endemic to the Dhofar escarpment

Documented threats

Habitat fragmentationSlow recruitment

In situ vs ex situ

In situ — natural habitat

Population monitored in natural habitat (demo programme note)

Ex situ — managed collection

Long-term seed storage at the national seed bank (demo)

−18 °C, 5% seed moisture, foil-laminate pouch (demo protocol)

Seed viability monitoring

Latest germination: 81%Last test: 2024

Viability and germination series are synthetic demonstration values illustrating the monitoring workflow.

Characterization

Characterization intelligence

Explore the demonstration measurements recorded for this taxon's accessions.

Trait heatmap · normalised per trait

AccessionPlant heightcmLeaf lengthcmSeed lengthmm100-seed weightgGermination%
…0006
405
54.4
5.4
8.5
86
…0011
293
57.2
5.5
7.46
89
…0034
298
67.3
5.2
8.45
94
…0074
200
48.9
5.7
9.02
76
…0090 ←
296
42.6
4.8
6.81
87
…0099
390
61.9
4.4
8.3
92

Colour intensity is scaled within each trait column; values are not comparable across columns.

Characterization events

2020-10-03

Field descriptor scoring (demo IPGRI-style list)

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · M. Al-Balushi

Plant heightLeaf lengthGrowth habit

2021-03-17

Seed lot evaluation (demo protocol)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · S. Al-Rawahi

Seed length100-seed weightGermination

Scientific observations

Research & provenance

Scientific data provenance

Where each dataset came from and how it was produced — the traceability backbone of the platform.

Original observation2018-05-19

Field collection and voucher

National Heritage Collection (Demo) · Direct field observation

Imported external data2019-02-14

Passport descriptors (MCPD)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Manual registration

Generated research data2020-10-03

Characterization dataset

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Descriptor scoring

Generated research data2020-11-30

DNA barcode sequences

University Microbiology Lab (Demo) · Sanger sequencing (synthetic demo output)

Compiled reference data2021-05-21

Conservation and storage summary

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Curatorial compilation

No publications are linked to this demonstration record. In production, associated publications and projects would be linked via DOI from verified sources, with validation status and last-updated dates per dataset.

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