Cordyline rubra
Family
Asparagaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Origin
Australia - eastern Australia (Queensland)
Etymology
cordyline: From the Greek kordyle ‘club’
rubra: Red
Reason For Introduction
Probably horticultural - however it arrived here rather early in New Zealands recorded history. It is possibly partly indigenous.
Life Cycle Comments
Long-lived shrub to small tree
Reproduction
By vegetative extension, root suckering and from seed
Seed
Fleshy bird dispersed fruits.
Dispersal
bird dispersed seed. Plants often establish through careless disposal of garden waste