Cordyline Comm. ex R.Br.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Fiji, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Paraguay, Queensland, Réunion, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Uruguay, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.
Introduced into:
Assam, Cambodia, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Malaya, Marquesas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue, Panamá, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Wake I., Windward Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Terminalis Rumph. ex Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 716 (1891), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Calodracon Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Paris 6: 132 (1850)
- Charlwoodia Sweet in Fl. Australas.: t. 18 (1827)
- Cohnia Kunth in Enum. Pl. 5: 35 (1850)
- Dracaenopsis Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 6: 110 (1850)
- Euphyleia Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
- Ezehlsia Lour. ex B.A.Gomes in Mem. Acad. Real Sci. Lisboa, 2 Cl. Sci. Moraes, n.s., 4(1): 29 (1868)
- Taetsia Medik. in Theodora: 82 (1786)
Accepted Species
- Cordyline angustissima K.Schum.
- Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.
- Cordyline banksii Hook.f.
- Cordyline cannifolia R.Br.
- Cordyline congesta (Sweet) Steud.
- Cordyline forbesii Rendle
- Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.
- Cordyline × gibbingsiae Carse
- Cordyline indivisa (G.Forst.) Endl.
- Cordyline lateralis Lauterb.
- Cordyline ledermannii K.Krause
- Cordyline manners-suttoniae F.Muell.
- Cordyline × matthewsii Carse
- Cordyline mauritiana (Lam.) J.F.Macbr.
- Cordyline minutiflora Ridl.
- Cordyline murchisoniae F.Muell.
- Cordyline neocaledonica (Baker) B.D.Jacks.
- Cordyline obtecta (Graham) Baker
- Cordyline petiolaris (Domin) Pedley
- Cordyline pumilio Hook.f.
- Cordyline racemosa Ridl.
- Cordyline rubra Otto & A.Dietr.
- Cordyline schlechteri Lauterb.
- Cordyline sellowiana Kunth
- Cordyline stricta (Sims) Endl.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coode, M. [4221], Reunion | 33410.000 | No |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0