Cordyline stricta
| Narrow-leaved Palm Lily | |
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| Cordyline stricta at West Pennant Hills, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Cordyline |
| Species: | C. stricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordyline stricta (Sims) Endl. | |
| Synonyms | |
| Dracaena stricta Sims (basionym) | |
Cordyline stricta, known as the Narrow-leaved Palm Lily or Slender Palm Lily, is an evergreen Australian plant. A shrub to 5 metres tall found in wet sclerophyll forest and rainforest, usually on the coastal lowlands. From near Bilpin, New South Wales further north to Queensland. C. stricta has become naturalised in Victoria.
Description
Leaves are long and thin, 30 to 50 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide. Mauve flowers form on panicles, 20 to 40 cm long. The flowering stem is 15 to 30 cm long. Fruit are purple to black, 10 to 15 mm in diameter. This is the only Australian species with black fruit.
Uses
Gardening
Cordyline stricta is planted in gardens for its ornamental value.
Ecological
Cordyline stricta is a host plant for Yellow-streaked Swift caterpillars.
References
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyline_stricta
