Cordyline indivisa

 

학명 : Cordyline indivisa (G.Forst.) Steud.

분류 : Asparagaceae

 

 

사진 : 2023.01.31 대전한밭수목원

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cordyline indivisa is a monocot tree endemic to New Zealand, where it is called mountain cabbage tree or bush flax.[1] It is also known as the broad-leaved cabbage tree, and in the Māori language as tōī.[2]

 

Distribution

In the North Island Cordyline indivisa occurs from south of Kohukohunui in the Hunua Ranges and Te Moehau (Coromandel Peninsula) but becomes common only south of Raukumara Ranges and the central Volcanic Plateau. In the South Island it is widespread and common along the north and western portions of the island, but occurs more locally in the drier eastern regions.

 

Description

C. indivisa is very distinctive. The species can be distinguished from all other Cordyline species by its very broad blue-grey leaves, and its smaller, tightly compacted inflorescence which is produced from beneath the foliage. It forms a stout tree up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall, with a trunk from 40–80 centimetres (1 ft 4 in – 2 ft 7 in) in diameter. The stem is usually unbranched, or has very few branches. The leaves are 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) long, and from 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in) wide. The foliage, which droops with age, is blue-green and shaped like a broad sword, with a broad and conspicuous midrib which is often tinged red, orange red or golden. The inflorescence is a panicle that arises from the base of the growing points underneath the leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cordyline indivisa - Wikipedia