BISH 112688Botany

Cordyline fruticosa

Ti

As recorded: Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae

Collected by: Quayle, E.H.
Collector number: 104
Date: October 5, 1921
Locality: Mt. Aorai, Orange Ravine, leeward
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 800 m
Identified by: Lorence, D.H.; Wagner, W.L.David H. Lorence →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

401 Bishop specimens of Cordyline fruticosa · collected 1777–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 5, 1921, Quayle, E.H. also collected 21 other specimens.

Cordyline fruticosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,566 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

214E, near APA Women's college, R G Nagar, Chinnakalayamputhur, Palani, Tamil Nadu 624615, India

(c) ilakkiya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

FF9C+84H, Chinnakalayamputhur, Tamil Nadu 624615, India

(c) Priya Priya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Pittsburg, KS, US

(c) leahdoor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Rwenzori Road, Kasese, Western, UG

(c) Dorren Nangonzi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

M76Q+J89, Fort Portal, Uganda

(c) olinga david, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cordyline fruticosa. BISH 112688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956687332. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/112688.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956687332 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026