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Forest Cabbage Tree

Cordyline banksii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 95, February 88, March 79, April 106, May 71, June 66, July 52, August 51, September 76, October 120, November 142, December 122.
New Zealand1,068
Waikato Region272
Auckland Region133
Wellington Region130
Northland Region92
Tasman Region70
West Coast Region67
Marlborough Region65
Nelson Region64
Taranaki Region50

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
Familyagave and allies · Asparagaceae
Genuscabbage trees and allies · Cordyline

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