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Cordyline fruticosa
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Family:
AGAVACEAE
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Citation: Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev., Cat. Pl. Jard. Bot. Saigon 66. 1919.
Convallaria fruticosa L., Amoen. Acad. 4: 1126. 1759.
Asparagus terminalis L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2). 450. 1762, nom. illeg.
Dracaena terminalis (L.) Jacq., Ic. Pl. Rar. t. 448. 1781-1795.
Cordyline terminalis Kunth, Abh. Akad. Berlin 30. 1820.
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Description:
Unbranched slender shrub; leaf-scars prominent towards apex. Leaves crowded at apex, oblong, to 40 x 18 cm, purplish, abruptly constricted into the petiole to 18 cm, grooved above; petiole base widened into sheath. Panicle to 40 cm, well branched, 30 cm wide; stalk 15 cm. Flowers bisexual, subsessile; bracts ovate, 3 mm. Perianth 1.5 cm, tubular below; lobes 3+3, reddish, 1 cm, reflexed. Stamens 6, inserted on the tube, 4.5 mm. Ovary superior; ovules c. 16 per cell; style 1.5 cm. Berry subglobose, 1 cm wide; seeds numerous, black.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Tropical South East Asia, Australia and Pacific Island
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Purple, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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