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Cordyline australis

(G.Forst.) Endl. (1833)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asparagaceae Genus: Cordyline

cabbage tree

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (37)

Charlwoodia australis (G.Forst.) G.Don (1830)
Cordyline australis var. atropurpurea (B.S.Williams) Wiegand (1914)
Cordyline australis var. aurea-striata Wiegand (1914)
Cordyline australis var. lineata (B.S.Williams) Wiegand (1914)
Cordyline australis var. veitchii (B.S.Williams) Wiegand (1914)
Cordyline calocoma (H.Wendl.) Baker (1875)
Cordyline calocoma f. lentiginosa (Rob.) Voss (1895)
Cordyline calocoma f. lineata (B.S.Williams) Voss (1895)
Cordyline calocoma f. nutans (H.Jaeger) Voss (1895)
Cordyline calocoma f. veitchii (B.S.Williams) Voss (1895)
Cordyline forsteri F.Muell. (1872)
Cordyline indivisa Regel (1859)
Cordyline kirkii F.Haage & E.Schmidt (1875)
Cordyline lentiginosa (Anon.) Linden & André (1870)
Cordyline lineata K.Koch (1860)
Cordyline lineata var. doucetii É.Morren (1874)
Cordyline lineata var. purpurascens Rodigas (1893)
Cordyline nutans (H.Jaeger) K.Koch (1870)
Cordyline sturmii Colenso (1883)
Cordyline superbiens K.Koch (1859)
Cordyline veitchii Regel (1871)
Dracaena australis G.Forst. (1786)
Dracaena australis lineata W.Bull (1884)
Dracaena chemnitzii Neubert (1871)
Dracaena doucetii (É.Morren) Pynaert (1888)
Dracaena indivisa B.S.Williams (1870)
Dracaena indivisa var. atropurpurea B.S.Williams (1870)
Dracaena indivisa var. lineata B.S.Williams (1870)
Dracaena indivisa var. veitchii B.S.Williams (1870)
Dracaena lentiginosa Rob. (1867)
Dracaena lineata (K.Koch) Neubert (1870)
Dracaena nutans H.Jaeger (1857)
Dracaena parrei Lorgus (1905)
Dracaena terminalis var. stricta Rothsch. (1867)
Dracaenopsis australis (G.Forst.) Planch. (1850)
Dracaenopsis calocoma H.Wendl. (1859)
Terminalis australis (G.Forst.) Kuntze (1891)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 29 (1833)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cordyline australis Kula Experimental Station, All American Garden, Field 1 Beside road. Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 659 Maui BISH 1990-08-11
2 Cordyline australis Lanaihale Preserved_Specimen Ovules many in each cell. Kondo, Y. Lanai BISH 1961-03-26
3 Cordyline australis Lanaihale Preserved_Specimen Kondo, Y. Lanai BISH 1961-03-26
4 Cordyline australis Kula Experimental Station, All American Garden, Field 1 Beside road. Preserved_Specimen Staples, G.W. 659 Maui BISH 1990-08-11
5 Cordyline australis Koolau mountains, Konahuanui, on left side of trail (on the way up), about 20 m from first summit Wet native forest. Preserved_Specimen 2.5 m tall single stem/trunk plant, just beginning to branch at top among terminal rosette of leaves. Inflorescence +/- terminal, spent. Lau, A. 2010091301 Oahu BISH 2010-09-13
6 Cordyline australis Koolau mountains, Konahuanui, on left side of trail (on the way up), about 20 m from first summit Wet native forest. Preserved_Specimen 2.5 m tall single stem/trunk plant, just beginning to branch at top among terminal rosette of leaves. Inflorescence +/- terminal, spent. Lau, A. 2010091301 Oahu BISH 2010-09-13
7 Cordyline australis Honolulu: Kapalama: Kamehameha Girls' School Aboretum Planted Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1939-05-27
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