Read about Cordyline in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Cordyline is a genus of about 15 species of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants classified in Asparagaceae or alternatively the segregate family Laxmanniaceae, in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, but placed by other authors in Agavaceae or Lomandraceae. The genus is native to the western Pacific Ocean region, from New Zealand, eastern Australia, southeastern Asia, Polynesia and Hawaii.
- Selected species
- Cordyline australis (Cabbage Tree)
- Cordyline banksii
- Cordyline baueri
- Cordyline fruticosa (Ti Plant; syn. C. terminalis)
- Cordyline haageana
- Cordyline indivisa
- Cordyline pumilio
- Cordyline stricta
Cultivation and uses
Members of the group are often grown as ornamental plants, and the cabbage tree has had culinary and other uses.