Palm lily
Cordyline petiolaris, Fam. Laxmanniaceae
Shrub to 5m high, often sprawling and branched.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Palm or palm-like plant |
| Family: | Laxmanniaceae |
| Leaf: | Elliptic, 30–80 x 4–12cm wide, lamina often bent downwards about the middle and irregularly toothed or frayed and often split at apex, base narrowed into inrolled petiole. Petiole 15–45cm long, tubular in section. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Mauve |
| Flower description: | Panicles 20–40cm long; scape 25–50cm long, becoming pendulous. Pedicels about 0.5mm long. Perianth glabrous, white to mauve, tepals equal, 6–7.5mm long. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Red |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Red fruit, 0.7–10mm in diameter. |
| Habitat: | Open forest, rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | PlantNET (2022) Cordyline petiolaris (Domin) Pedley FloraOnline. |