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NZ Plants

Cordyline obtecta - Three Kings cabbage tree

family: Asparagaceae

Cordyline obtecta  commonly forms several stems at ground level bearing tufts of leaves somewhat wider than those of Cordyline australis.
Found on Norfolk Island, the Three Kings and the Poor Knights Islands.
 

Vegetative characteristics

Reproductive characteristics

Plant form: shrub up to 4 m

Arrangement of parts: symmetric
 

Flower size: 7 -10 mm diam.

Leaf form: undivided, linear, strap-shaped

Sepals: 3, white

Leaf size: up to 65 cm long x 4-6 cm wide

Petals: 3, white

Leaf arrangement: singly along stem

Sexuality: bisexual

Leaf attachment: clasping

Stamens: 3

Leaf margin: smooth

Ovary: above petals

Leaf surface: hairless

Fruit: fleshy


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