Talk:Cordyline australis

Name in United Kingdom
Why revert my edit regarding the Torbay palm? You will find that the most common name for this plant in the UK is Torbay palm, and very few have ever heard of the NZ cabbage tree. --Apathetic 09:40, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I have reverted to your edit. It does appear to be known as the Torbay palm. Alan Liefting 09:36, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I've lived in Britain and been deeply interested in trees all my life, and had never heard of this usage before I saw it posted here. It most definitely isn't the commonest name (all the UK tree books call it Cabbage Tree), and most definitely isn't used throughout the UK. At best, it is a very local mis-naming by a small number of poorly educated people who don't know the difference between Agavaceae and Arecaceae. If it is going to be listed as a UK common name, then 'That Spiky Thing' should also be listed as a common name, it is used far more often. - MPF 10:24, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * In Cornwall it is called the Cornish palm; it looks as if Torbay palm is what they call it in Devon.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 03:20, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Lots of people refer to them as "palm trees" in the UK, I never knew their true name till I went to New Zealand a few years back. But you dont see them here in the Midlands anymore, they were all killed in December 2010 when the average temperature was below freezing for the whole month. Ten years ago there were lots of mature ones after a succesion of unusually mild winters, but they are not truly hardy in all the UK. Now they are only found near the coasts, at least away from the southernmost parts. Walshie79 (talk) 16:26, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Renaming
This has been moved from 'Cabbage Tree' to 'Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)' to 'Cordyline australis' over the last year, and it seems to me that 'Cabbage Tree' is by far the most commonly used name and the correct title for the article. Opinions? Ziggurat 22:30, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Cabbage tree is a disambiguation page between three different plants commonly called this. It would not be appropriate to move the article to Cabbage Tree (currently a redirect to the dab page), or to appropriate the name entirely for this species. I think leaving it with the scientific name is fine.-gadfium 00:59, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm, interesting. I see your point, and I certainly don't want to introduce a NZ-centric bias, but it seems that the current title of this article uses a highly uncommon and (to the general reader) unrecognisable name, and this is the only name that will appear in categories. It's a classic precision vs. common name conflict, so perhaps an alternative solution would be moving it to Cabbage Tree (New Zealand)? A quick check of ghits indicates 241,000 for "Cabbage Tree" Zealand and 63,800 for "Cordyline australis". Ziggurat 01:25, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't have a problem with Cabbage Tree (New Zealand).-gadfium 01:30, 27 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Generally, where there's any problem with the english name, the page is best placed at the scientific name, rather than a cumbersome bracketed title. Actually, there's a strong move to have all plants at scientific names, because so many common names have multiple uses, and so many species have multiple common names. I propose moving this page back to the scientific name - MPF 00:03, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't feel that the bracketing is cumbersome, but regardless in this instance it seems like a bad choice to have the scientific name only, when such a name would be unrecognisable to the general reader, especially with regards to things like the efficacity of categories. As much as I prefer the scientific outlook, it seems that using a specialist term is biasing the title towards scientific definitions over cultural and sociological ones, and that runs against Wikipedia aiming to be a general encyclopedia (similar to the points made here). Excuse me if I moved this too soon (no objections were raised in the last three days), but if it is moved back I think these points need to be addressed. Is there a relevant policy discussion or conclusion on this topic? Ziggurat 00:22, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Move proposal

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: page moved. Kahuroa (talk) 18:35, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Cabbage tree (New Zealand) → Cordyline australis — I think this article belongs at Cordyline australis. This is not the only cabbage tree in New Zealand - it is just one of five Cordyline species which use "Cabbage tree" as part of their common name, more if you count the non-native ones. The other New Zealand cabbage trees are all under the scientific names. Kahuroa (talk) 01:24, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. Cabbage Tree (New Zealand) is ambiguous. Melburnian (talk) 01:48, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. Yes, of course. It has long been consensus that ambiguous common names are not disambiguated but abandoned in favour of the scientific name. Hesperian 02:02, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support per arguments. Sabine's Sunbird  talk  07:05, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support as per above.  Schwede 66  07:19, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Support without doubt. The cultivars are all sold as Cordyline australis in the various garden centres and I believe that people generally expect it to be called by the scientific name. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 07:47, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Rewrite and expansion
Just letting you know that I am doing a rewrite and expansion of this article, and am just about ready to copy it over.Kahuroa (talk) 09:49, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Nice work! Have you considered nominating it for "Did you know..."? --Avenue (talk) 08:47, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Hadn't thought about that actually, but sounds like a plan. Cheers. Kahuroa (talk) 12:46, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
 * This should definitely go to WP:GAN too, if not WP:FAC - great work! 131.111.30.21 (talk) 14:16, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Cheers, I've just nominated it at GAN Kahuroa (talk) 20:34, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Wo! It's a GA!!Kahuroa (talk) 18:59, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Before FAC...
Okay. I think the article is looking pretty good. I checked Web of Science and the following came up - see if anything interesting to add is in any. I might be reduplicating ones already checked. Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:57, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Title: In vitro culture of Cordyline australis (G. Forst) Endl. Author(s): Warchol M, Dubert F, Kusibab T Source: ACTA BIOLOGICA CRACOVIENSIA SERIES BOTANICA  Volume: 51   Pages: 71-71   Supplement: Suppl. 1  Published: 2009 Times Cited: 0 2. Title: Isolation and characterization of water-soluble prebiotic compounds from Australian and New Zealand plants Author(s): Vidanarachchi JK, Iji PA, Mikkelsen LL, et al. Source: CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS  Volume: 77   Issue: 3   Pages: 670-676   Published: JUL 11 2009 Times Cited: 2 3. Title: A Morphological and Molecular Investigation of Cordyline Hybrids and Cultivars Author(s): Armitage JD, Clarkson JJ Conference Information: 5th International Symposium on the Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants, OCT 15-19, 2007 Wageningen, NETHERLANDS Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE TAXONOMY OF CULTIVATED PLANTS Book Series: ACTA HORTICULTURAE   Issue: 799   Pages: 89-95   Published: 2008 Times Cited: 0 4. Title: Potential of direct seeding for establishing native plants into pastoral land in New Zealand Author(s): Douglas GB, Dodd MB, Power IL Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY  Volume: 31   Issue: 2   Pages: 143-153   Published: 2007 Times Cited: 1 5. Title: Large scale commercial micropropagation in Mexico. The experience of Agromod, SA de CV Author(s): Mastache LCN Conference Information: 2nd International Symposium on Acclimatization and Establishment of Micropropagated Plants, NOV 22-26, 2004 Mayan Riviera, MEXICO Source: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Acclimatization and Establishment of Micropropagated Plants Book Series: ACTA HORTICULTURAE   Issue: 748   Pages: 91-94   Published: 2007 Times Cited: 0 6. Title: Rhytidiella hebes sp nov from the subantarctic Auckland Islands Author(s): Johnston PR Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 45   Issue: 1   Pages: 151-153   Published: MAR 2007 Times Cited: 0 7. Title: Antioxidant activities of extracts from traditional Maori food plants Author(s): Gould KS, Thodey K, Philpott M, et al. Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 44   Issue: 1   Pages: 1-4   Published: MAR 2006 Times Cited: 0 8. Title: Genotypic variation of the flowering phenology of Cordyline australis (Laxmanniaceae) grown at three locations in New Zealand Author(s): Harris W, Beever RE, Parkes S, et al. Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 44   Issue: 1   Pages: 23-39   Published: MAR 2006 Times Cited: 2 9. Title: Modern pollen-vegetation relationships along transects on the Whangapoua Estuary, Great Barrier Island, northern New Zealand Author(s): Deng YB, Horrocks M, Ogden J, et al. Source: JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY  Volume: 33   Issue: 4   Pages: 592-608   Published: APR 2006 Times Cited: 5 10. Title: Below-ground morphology of Cordyline australis (New Zealand cabbage tree) and its suitability for river bank stabilisation Author(s): Czernin A, Phillips C Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 43   Issue: 4   Pages: 851-864   Published: DEC 2005 Times Cited: 1 11. Title: Consequences of soil compaction for seedling establishment: Implications for natural regeneration and restoration Author(s): Bassett IE, Simcock RC, Mitchell ND Source: AUSTRAL ECOLOGY  Volume: 30   Issue: 8   Pages: 827-833   Published: DEC 2005 Times Cited: 10 12. Title: Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes Author(s): de Lange PJ, Gardner RO, Sykes WR, et al. Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 43   Issue: 2   Pages: 563-596   Published: JUN 2005 Times Cited: 9 13. Title: Ethriobotanical study of growth of Phormium varieties used for traditional Maori weaving Author(s): Harris W, Scheele SM, Brown CE, et al. Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 43   Issue: 1   Pages: 83-118   Published: MAR 2005 Times Cited: 14 14. Title: Genotypic variation of dead leaf retention by Cordyline australis (Lomandraceae) populations and influence on trunk surface temperatures Author(s): Harris W, Beever RE, Parkes SL, et al. Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 42   Issue: 5   Pages: 833-845   Published: DEC 2004 Times Cited: 1 15. Title: The vegetation sequence at Whangapoua Estuary, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand Author(s): Deng Y, Ogden J, Horrocks M, et al. Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 42   Issue: 4   Pages: 565-588   Published: SEP 2004 Times Cited: 5 16. Title: Genotypic variation of height growth and trunk diameter of Cordyline australis (Lomandraceae) grown at three locations in New Zealand Author(s): Harris W, Beever RE, Parkes S, et al. Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 41   Issue: 4   Pages: 637-653   Published: DEC 2003 Times Cited: 4 17. Title: Potential functional foods in the traditional Maori diet Author(s): Cambie RC, Ferguson LR Conference Information: Conference on Dietary and Medicinal Antimutagens and Anticarcinogens - Molecular Mechanisms and Chempreventive Potential, OCT 17-19, 2001 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Source: MUTATION RESEARCH-FUNDAMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUTAGENESIS  Volume: 523   Special Issue: Sp. Iss. SI  Pages: 109-117   Published: FEB-MAR 2003 Times Cited: 26 18. Title: Genotypic variation of leaf characteristics of wild populations of Cordyline australis (Lomandraceae) in New Zealand Author(s): Harris W, Beever RE Conference Information: Symposium on New Zealand Seeds, NOV 29, 2001 LINCOLN UNIV, CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 40   Issue: 3   Pages: 457-472   Published: SEP 2002 Times Cited: 5 19. Title: Ornamental attributes of the natural variants of Cordyline australis Author(s): Harris W Conference Information: 20th International EUCARPIA Symposium - Section Ornamentals, JUL 03-06, 2001 MELLE, BELGIUM Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL EUCARPIA SYMPOSIUM, SECTION ORNAMENTALS: STRATEGIES FOR NEW ORNAMENTALS Book Series: ACTA HORTICULTURAE   Issue: 552   Pages: 185-193   Published: 2001 Times Cited: 1 20. Title: Structure of fructans from excised leaves of New Zealand flax Author(s): Sims IM, Cairns AJ, Furneaux RH Source: PHYTOCHEMISTRY  Volume: 57   Issue: 5   Pages: 661-668   Published: JUL 2001 Times Cited: 12 21. Title: Variation in response to cold damage by populations of Cordyline australis and of some other species of Cordyline (Lomandraceae) Author(s): Harris W, Beever RE, Smallfield B Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 39   Issue: 1   Pages: 147-159   Published: MAR 2001 Times Cited: 8 22. Title: Association of "Candidatus phytoplasma australiense" with sudden decline of cabbage tree in New Zealand Author(s): Andersen MT, Beever RE, Sutherland PW, et al. Source: PLANT DISEASE  Volume: 85   Issue: 5   Pages: 462-469   Published: MAY 2001 Times Cited: 21 23. Title: Genotypic variation of seedlings of wild populations of Cordyline australis (Lomandraceae) in New Zealand Author(s): Harris W, Beever RE Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 38   Issue: 4   Pages: 597-608   Published: DEC 2000 Times Cited: 2 24. Title: Phenotypic variation of leaves and stems of wild stands of Cordyline australis (Lomandraceae) Author(s): Harris W, Beever RE, Heenan PB Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 36   Issue: 4   Pages: 593-604   Published: DEC 1998 Times Cited: 9 25. Title: Planthopper transmission of Phormium yellow leaf phytoplasma Author(s): Liefting LW, Beever RE, Winks CJ, et al. 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Title: PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE SUITABILITY OF CORDYLINE-AUSTRALIS (ASPHODELACEAE) AS A CROP FOR FRUCTOSE PRODUCTION Author(s): HARRIS W, MANN JD Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CROP AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE  Volume: 22   Issue: 4   Pages: 439-451   Published: 1994 Times Cited: 5 30. Title: MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS AS HOSTS FOR AGROBACTERIUM Author(s): CONNER AJ, DOMMISSE EM Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES  Volume: 153   Issue: 4   Pages: 550-555   Published: DEC 1992 Times Cited: 6 31. Title: A REMNANT NEW-ZEALAND CARR Author(s): SYKES MT, WILSON JB, LEE WG, et al. Source: JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE  Volume: 2   Issue: 2   Pages: 209-216   Published: APR 1991 Times Cited: 4 32. Title: SUDDEN DECLINE OF CABBAGE TREES (CORDYLINE-AUSTRALIS) IN NEW-ZEALAND Author(s): REESGEORGE J, ROBERTSON GI, HAWTHORNE BT Source: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 28   Issue: 3   Pages: 363-366   Published: 1990 Times Cited: 10 33. Title: A study of the glucofructofuranan from the New Zealand cabbage tree Cordyline austrulis Author(s): Brasch DJ, Fankhauser BL, McDonald AG Source: CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH  Volume: 180   Issue: 2   Pages: 315-324   Published: SEP 1988 Times Cited: 12 34. Title: AUSTRALIGENIN, A NEW STEROIDAL SAPOGENIN FROM CORDYLINE-AUSTRALIS FRUITS Author(s): BLUNDEN G, SITTON D, BEACH SJ, et al. Source: JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS  Volume: 47   Issue: 2   Pages: 266-269   Published: 1984 Times Cited: 6 35. Title: CONSTITUENTS OF STEAM VOLATILE OIL FROM FLOWER OF CORDYLINE-AUSTRALIS HOOK FIL Author(s): KAMEOKA H, WANG CP Source: JOURNAL OF THE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN  Volume: 51   Issue: 4   Pages: 189-194   Published: 1977 Times Cited: 1


 * Cheers, that'll keep me busy for a while. Some of these look interesting, so I will take some time to check them out. Thanks for the reorg of the lead - much better, tho I might just shift the sentence about the fruit being a food source for birds to after the bit about the "characteristic part of the NZ landscape" Kahuroa (talk) 06:40, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Cold hardiness
Cordyline australis is hardy from USDA 8-11. It grows just fine in Northern Europe, Great Britain, Norway in USDA 8-9. These countries do not have USDA 10 zones. It also grows in Northen Italy and Istria ( usda 8b ) just fine. Many old Cordyline australis trees there. So that reference about Cordyline australis hardiness only in USDA 10-11 is very wrong and far from reality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.143.25.104 (talk) 01:59, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

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