Cordyline petiolaris
Plant Number: 35
Common Name: Native Cordyline
Scientific Name: Cordyline petiolaris
Derivation of name
Cordyline - derived from the Greek word kordyle, meaning club and refers to the enlarged underground stem or rhizome
petiolaris - Latin epithet meaning
"with petiole"
Description
- Palm-like narrow, upright plant to 5 metres, oven multi-trunked
- Leaves to 85 cm
- White to lilac flowers to 10 mm
- Red fruit to 10 mm in panicles
Human uses
Berries edible when fully ripe, December to May
Acknowledgment: Mangroves to Mountains, Bush Heritage
Photo Credit: Andreas Lambrianides