Dracaena serrulata is an endemic species found in Oman and northern Yemen. The taxon represents the populations of the dragon tree in the southern escarpments of the Arabian Peninsula. It grows on rocky slopes on the dry plateau at the top of escarpment on north facing hills of Dhofar beyond the range of monsoon at an altitude from 800 to 1400 m. The species is endangered and the trees have been severely damaged in the last decades due to a variety of natural and human activities such as road construction, mine extraction and camel overgrazing.