PLANTS Profile for Cordyline fruticosa (tiplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev
tiplant

Symbol:

COFR2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

HI		I
PR		I

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Photo of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev

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Synonyms:
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev

	COFR6	Convallaria fruticosa L.
	COTE12	Cordyline terminalis (L.) Kunth
	COTET3	Cordyline terminalis (L.) Kunth var. ti (Schott) Baker
	DRTE3	Dracaena terminalis (L.) L.

Distribution:
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev


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USA (HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 3 species in Cordyline

Classification:
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Cordyline Comm. ex R. Br. – cordyline
Species	Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev – tiplant

Introduced Information:
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43183.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 07:25 AM MDT