Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Cordyline fruticosa
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 20, 2001
Observers:
Diane Ragone, Tavita Togia, Tui Libi
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Mataala Ridge above Olosega Village.
Plant Description:
Shrub with arching stems to 4 m tall, leaves uniformly dark green. Fruits green ripening pink with 1-several black seeds . Occasional in understory, naturalized. Samoan name: ti.
Habitat:
Evergreen mesic forest, previously impacted by human disturbance and hurricane damage.
Associated Species:
With Diospyros samoensis, Flacourtia, Rhus, Myristica, Cocos, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Meryta, Sterculia, Tarenna, Psychotria.
Date of Record Creation:
May 7, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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