Cordyline petiolaris

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Monocots > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Lomandroideae > Cordyline  petiolaris

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Plant  information

Common name:                Broad Leaved Palm Lily

Conservation status:  Least concern

Etymology:   

• The species name petiolaris refers to the long leaf stalks

Flowers:                  

• Flowering occurs from late winter to spring, being white or lilac in colour

Fruit:                         

• Fruit is a red berry, 7 to 10 mm in diameter

• The fruit can persist on the plant for many months

Leaves:         

• Leaves 30 to 80 cm long, and 4 to 12 cm wide, elliptic in shape

• Leaves on long unrolled leaf stalks

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• An evergreen  shrub to around 5 m tall

Habitat:   

• Warm rainforest and moist eucalyptus forest

Distribution:                  

• From the Nambucca River to near Gladstone, Queensland

Additional notes:     

• Cultivation

  • Not as widely seen in cultivation as Cordyline australis

  • However it is also well suited to gardens with moist soils in semi shade

  • It is not frost tolerant

  • Also suited as an indoor pot plant

  • This species propagates easily from seeds or stem cuttings

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyline_petiolaris (Jan 2024)