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Volume III (1980) - Flora of New Zealand Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous & Spathaceous Monocotyledons
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Cordyline indivisa (G.Forst.) Endl.

C. indivisa (Forst. f.) Steudel Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 1, 1840, 419.

Broad-leaved Cabbage Tree

Plant to c. 8 m high; stems massive, rather sparingly branched. Leaves to 1-2 m × 10-15 cm, broadly ensiform, narrowed above base to short petiole; midrib and several nerves conspicuous, reddish. Panicle tightly compact, 60-160 cm long. Flowers long-pedicelled, ± fleshy; segments 7-8 mm long. Berry bluish.

N., S. Wetter mountains; well-lit places in forest areas.

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