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Taxon: Cordyline terminalis Kunth

Synonym of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev.

Genus: Cordyline
Family: Laxmanniaceae
Nomen number: 11514
Place of publication: Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1842:30. 1842
Comments:
  • an illegitimate, superfluous name (Vienna ICBN Art. 52) which included type of earlier Convallaria fruticosa L.
  • originally based on Asparagus terminalis L., nom. superfl.
Name verified on: 16-Feb-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 24-Feb-2009
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME. (previously associated with 7 accessions)

Economic importance:


References:

  • Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand. (F NZeal) [accepts, lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976–. Flores des Mascareignes. (F Mascar) [lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • Brummitt, R. K. & W. Marais. 1981. (662) Proposal to amend the conservation of 1108 Cordyline Comm. ex Juss. (Liliaceae). Taxon 30:826. [lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. (Zander ed14) [lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • Fosberg, R. 1985. Baileya 22:180–181. [lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • George, A. S., ed. 1980–. Flora of Australia. (F Aust) [lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3) [accepts, lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • Magness, J. R. et al. 1971. Food and feed crops of the United States. IR Bull. 1. (Crops US) [accepts].
  • Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. (Food Feed Crops US)
  • Smith, A. C. 1979–1991. Flora vitiensis nova. (F Viti) [in addendum, lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
  • Täckholm, V. & M. Drar. 1954–. Flora of Egypt. (F EgyptT&D) [accepts, lists as C. terminalis (L.) Kunth].
More:

Check other databases for Cordyline terminalis Kunth:

  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?11514 (22 November 2009)

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