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Cordyline australis

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BISH 588568Botany

Cordyline australis

New Zealand cabbage tree

As recorded: Cordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae

Collected by: Staples, G.W.
Collector number: 659
Date: August 11, 1990
Locality: Kula Experimental Station, All American Garden, Field 1
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Cowley, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

20 Bishop specimens of Cordyline australis · collected 1920–2010Species page ›

Cordyline australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-14.

Cordyline australis observed 2026-06-14

2026-06-14

Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US

(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cordyline australis observed 2025-11-12

2025-11-12

Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cordyline australis observed 2025-08-15

2025-08-15

Munro Trail, Lanai City, HI, US

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

Cordyline australis observed 2025-01-08

2025-01-08

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cordyline australis observed 2025-01-08

2025-01-08

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cordyline australis observed 2024-12-12

2024-12-12

Lanai City, HI 96763, USA

(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cordyline australis. BISH 588568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956702335. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/588568.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956702335 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026