La sangre de dragón y el drago
- 1 Universidad de Valladolid. España
ISSN: 1131-6810, 2530-8343
Year of publication: 2014
Issue Title: HOMENAJE AL DR. D. FREMIOT HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ
Issue: 25
Pages: 363-372
Type: Article
More publications in: Fortunatae: Revista canaria de Filología, Cultura y Humanidades Clásicas
Abstract
aim| a drakonv teion.Two 16th century Spanish physicians and botanists, Nicolás Monardes and Juan Fragoso, fancied that they had solved the mystery thanks to a tree from Colombia or theCanary Islands, the fruit of which enclosed a seed in the form of a tiny dragon with elongated neck, open mouth, thorn-like erected bristles and a long tail.