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Cordyline pumilio (Dwarf cabbage tree)

Synonyms: Charlwoodia angustifolia; Cordyline stricta (heterotypic); Terminalis pumilio (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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 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 with 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 Opotiki 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.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen

Predators

Epiphryne verriculata (Cabbage tree moth)[3]
Fiorinia fioriniae (European fiorinia scale)[4]
Leucaspis gigas (keikie scale)[3]
Scolypopa australis (Passionvine planthopper)[3]

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Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0