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Cordyline australis, commonly known as the cabbage tree, [3] or by its Māori name of tī or tī kōuka, is a widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall [4] with a stout trunk and sword-like leaves, which are clustered at the tips of the branches and can be up to 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) long ...
They gathered the leaves of the whanake (Cordyline australis) and invented a range of new types of rope, called tari, tāmaka , whiri-pāraharaha, and rinorino. Then they armed themselves with kāheru (wooden digging implements), patu (clubs), taoroa (long spears), patu-parāoa (whalebone clubs), and meremere (greenstone club).
Cordyline is a genus of about 24 species of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The subfamily has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae, [ 2 ] or Lomandraceae.
Native forest on Stewart Island / Rakiura. New Zealand's long geological isolation means that most of its flora is unique, with many durable hard woods.There is a wide variety of native trees, adapted to all the various micro-climates in New Zealand.
Old man's beard smothering a Cordyline australis (cabbage tree) on the Port Hills in Christchurch. Old man's beard (Clematis vitalba) is an invasive plant in New Zealand that affects indigenous biodiversity. It is declared an unwanted organism under the Biosecurity Act 1993 which means it cannot be sold, distributed or propagated.
Cordyline australis [63] (Cabbage palm, Torbay palm, ti palm) or palm lily [63] (family Asparagaceae) and other representatives in the genus Cordyline. Cyathea cunninghamii (Palm fern) [63] and other tree ferns (families Cyatheaceae and Dicksoniaceae) that may be confused with palms. Cycas revoluta (Sago palm) [63] and the rest of the order ...
Frankhauser's Ph.D. thesis (published 1986) was a study of historical uses of the cabbage tree (Cordyline australis), an important food and fibre source in the Māori culture for at least 800 years. The Māori Television network produced a TV documentary on the subject, using his thesis as a starting point, which aired in 2004. The documentary ...
A tropical garden is a type of garden that features tropical plants and requires heavy rainfall or a decent irrigation or sprinkler system for watering. These gardens typically need fertilizer and heavy mulching.