Cordyline congesta
A species in the Asparagaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Cordyline
- Species
- Cordyline congesta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1840
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cordyline congesta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Charlwoodia congestaName author: Sweet
- Charlwoodia fragrantissimaName author: Lem.
- Charlwoodia rigidifoliaName author: K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Charlwoodia spectabilisName author: (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Planch.
- Cordyline angustifoliaName author: Kunth
- Cordyline dracaenifoliaName author: Kunth
- Cordyline dracaenoidesName author: Kunth
- Cordyline odorataName author: K.Koch
- Cordyline rigidifoliaName author: (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) K.Koch
- Cordyline spectabilisName author: Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Cordyline stricta var. angustifoliaName author: (Kunth) Asch. & Graebn.
- Cordyline stricta var. congestaName author: (Sweet) Asch. & Graebn.
- Cordyline stricta var. rigidifoliaName author: (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Asch. & Graebn.
- Dracaena congestaName author: (Sweet) Schult.
- Terminalis dracaenodesName author: (Kunth) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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