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'''''Cordyline stricta''''', known as the '''Narrow-leaved 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]]. |
'''''Cordyline stricta''''', known as the '''Narrow-leaved 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]]. |
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Leaves are long and thin, 30 to 50 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide. Mauve flowers form on [[panicle]]s, 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. |
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== Uses == |
== Uses == |
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[[Category:Ornamental plants]] |
[[Category:Ornamental plants]] |
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Revision as of 05:12, 20 July 2010
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| Cordyline stricta at West Pennant Hills, Australia | |
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Cordyline stricta, known as the Narrow-leaved 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.
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
An ornamental plant.
References
- ^ "Cordyline stricta". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- "Cordyline stricta". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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