Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

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Name scientific

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl., Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. 29 (1833)

Preferred name

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Taxonomy reference

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Linked name

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Endl.

Original authors

G.Forst.

Authors

(G.Forst.) Endl.

Publication place

Endlicher, S.F.L. 1833: Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae. Beck, Wien.

Year published

1833

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Dracaena australis G.Forst.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Cordyline australis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Cordyline

Species

australis

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Language of use: Māori

Synonyms

Associations

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is host of

Anzia entingiana Elix

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J.R.Laundon

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Crocodia aurata (Ach.) Link

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Dichelodontium nitidum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Haplohymenium pseudotriste (Müll.Hal.) Broth.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Hymenophyllum multifidum (G.Forst.) Sw.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Hymenophyllum rarum R.Br.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Hymenophyllum villosum Colenso

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Leptogium cyanescens (Rabenh.) Körb.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Macromitrium longirostre (Hook.) Schwägr.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Macromitrium retusum Hook.f. & Wilson

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Metzgeria bartlettii Kuwah.

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Parmotrema perlatum (Huds.) M.Choisy

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Pseudosasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai

CHR (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Description

2n = 38

Description

n = 19

Description

2n = 38

Description

n = 19 bivalents

Description

2n = 38

Description

2n = 38

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Description

Plant to 12-(20) m high; young unbranched stems 5-10 cm diam.; older trees with massive trunk to 1.5m diam., much-branched above. Leaves 30-100 × 3-6 cm, only slightly narrowed above base; midrib indistinct, nerves fine. Panicle lax, 60-150 cm long. Flowers fragrant, white; segments 5-6 mm long. Berry whitish.

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Description

Plant to 12–(20) m. tall; stem in young unbranched state 5–10 cm. diam., massive trunk of large old trees to 1.5 m. diam. and many-branched above; bark thick, rough and fissured. Lvs 30–100 × 3–6 cm., little inclined to droop at tip but bending from base when old, only slightly narrowed above base and thick and flat in narrowest part; lamina light green and very similar on both surfaces; midrib indistinct; nerves fine, equal and ± parallel. Peduncle stout, to 4 cm. diam.; panicle to 60–150 × 30–60 cm., branched to the third or fourth order, branches coming off at about right angles and well spaced; lower bracts green and foliaceous; ultimate racemes c. 10–20 cm. long, c. 2 cm. diam. with fls on; axes almost hidden by fls. Fls sweet-scented; per. c. 5–6 mm. long, white; tepals slightly keeled, free almost to base, reflexed. Stamens c. = tepals. Stigma shortly trifid. Fr. c. 4 mm. diam., globose, whitish. Seeds c. 2.5 mm. long, glossy, ± comma-shaped, deeply notched on one side. 2n = 38.