Cordyline congesta
| Cordyline congesta | |
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| Cordyline congesta at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Cordyline |
| Species: | C. congesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Cordyline congesta | |
| Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
Cordyline congesta, often referred to as narrow-leaved palm lily,[4] is an evergreen Australian plant. It is a rare shrub that grows up to 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) tall and was discovered on the margins of a rainforest, and in riverine scrub and moist gullies in eucalyptus forest. Growing north from the Clarence River, New South Wales.[5]
Leaves long and thin to lanceolate. Up to 65 centimetres (2 ft 2 in) long by 4 centimetres (1.6 in), with stiff marginal teeth near the base of leaf; leaf stem up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long. Small white to mauve flowers form on panicles. Flowering occurs from September to October. Fruit an orange-red berry, 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter, ripening from December to March. This species propagates easily from seeds, suckers or stem cuttings.
Similar to Cordyline stricta and C. rubra; however, C. congesta has jagged, fringed or scalloped leaf margins, particularly near the leaf base.
References
- ^ a b This species, under its treatment as Cordyline congesta was published in Nomenclator Botanicus ed. 2, 1: 419. 1840. Its basionym is Charlwoodia congesta Sweet "Name - Cordyline congesta (Sweet) Steud". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ The basionym of this species, Charlwoodia congesta, was first described and published in Flora Australasica t. 18. 1827. "Name - Charlwoodia congesta Sweet". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ ANBG; Australian National Herbarium. "Taxon Name = Cordyline congesta". APNI, IBIS database. Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cordyline congesta (DRACAENACEAE); Narrow-leaved palm lily". Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network (BRAIN). 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Cordyline congesta". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 30 July 2011.