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Cordyline pumilio
Also called Dwarf Cabbage Tree
Cordyline pumilio, commonly known as the dwarf cabbage tree, pygmy cabbage tree or by its Māori names tī koraha or tī rauriki, is a narrow-leaved monocot shrub endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It usually grows up to 1 metre (3.3 feet) tall, although rare examples of 2 metres tall have been reported. It has long leaves and can easily be mistaken for a grass or a sedge. C. pumilio grows in the north of the North Island from North Cape at 34°S to Kawhia and Ōpōtiki at about 38°S, generally under light forest and scrub. It was cultivated by Māori as a source of carbohydrate and used as a relish to sweeten less palatable foods.
Cordyline angustissima · Cabbage tree · Ti ngahere · Palm lily · Narrow Leafed Palm Lily · Cordyline forbesii · Tiplant · Broad Leaved Cabbage Tree · Giant palm-lily · Cordyline minutiflora · Dwarf Palm Lily · Norfolk Island Cabbage Tree
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cordyline pumilio by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
