Cordyline congesta
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| Cordyline congesta | |
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| Cordyline congesta at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Cordyline |
| Species: | C. congesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordyline congesta | |
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Cordyline congesta, often referred to as narrow-leaved palm lily,[4] is an evergreen Australian plant. It is a rare shrub that grows up to 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) tall and was discovered on the margins of a rainforest, and in riverine scrub and moist gullies in eucalyptus forest. Growing north from the Clarence River, New South Wales.[5]
Leaves long and thin to lanceolate. Up to 65 centimetres (2 ft 2 in) long by 4 centimetres (1.6 in), with stiff marginal teeth near the base of leaf; leaf stem up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long. Small white to mauve flowers form on panicles. Flowering occurs from September to October. Fruit an orange-red berry, 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter, ripening from December to March. This species propagates easily from seeds, suckers or stem cuttings.
Similar to Cordyline stricta and C. rubra; however, C. congesta has jagged, fringed or scalloped leaf margins, particularly near the leaf base.