Cordyline obtecta

Cordyline obtecta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Lomandroideae
Genus: Cordyline
Species: Cordyline obtecta

Name

Cordyline obtecta (Graham) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 543 (1875)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dracaena obtecta Graham, Edinburgh New Philos. J., Apr.-June 1827: 175 (1827)
• Homotypic
  • Cordyline baueri Hook.f., Gard. Chron. 1860: 792 (1860), nom. superfl.
  • Terminalis obtecta (Graham) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 716 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Dracaena australis Hook., Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2835 (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Euphyleia odorata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 17 (1838).
  • Cordyline kaspar W.R.B.Oliv., Rec. Auckland Inst. Mus. 4: 381 (1956).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Cordyline obtecta Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Norfolk I., N. New Zealand North I. (incl. Three Kings Is.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baker, J.G. 1875. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany. London 14: 543.
• de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. 2005. Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43(2): 563–596. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2005.9512975 Reference page. 
• Oliver, W.R.B. 1956. The Three Kings cabbage tree. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 4(6): 381–382, plate 68. [Publication date: 25 October 1956]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cordyline obtecta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cordyline obtecta. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 19 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Cordyline obtecta in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 19.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cordyline obtecta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Norfolk Islands Cabbage Tree, Three Kings Cabbage Tree

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