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NZ Plants

Cordyline pumilio - tī rauriki, dwarf cabbage tree

family: Asparagaceae

Cordyline pumilio  has a very short wiry stem that bears a dense crown of leaves close to ground level. The resulting clump of very narrow and long leaves gives this plant a very grass-like appearance.
An endemic species found in the upper half of the North Island.
 

Vegetative characteristics

Reproductive characteristics

Plant form:  tufts of leaves up to 1 m; trunk usually absent

Arrangement of parts: symmetric
 

Flower size: 6-8 mm diam.

Leaf form: undivided, narrow, grass-like

Sepals: 3, white-pink

Leaf size: 0.5-1 m long x 4-8 mm wide

Petals: 3, white-pink

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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