Cordyline fruticosa Cabbage Palm Good Luck Plant Palm Lily

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.
Family: Asparagaceae

Synonyms: Aletris chinensis Lam., Asparagus terminalis L  , Calodracon heliconiifolia (Otto & A.Dietr) Planch., Calodracon jacquinii (Kunth) Planch , Calodracon nobilis Planch., Calodracon sieberi (Kunth) Planch., Calodracon terminalis (L.) Planch., Convallaria fruticosa L., Cordyline amabilis Cogn. & Marchand, Cordyline baptistii Cogn. & Marchand, Cordyline cheesemanii Kirk, Cordyline dennisonii Andre, Cordyline denslcoma Linden & Andre, Cordyline eschscholzlana Mart, ex Schult. & Schult.f., Cordyline ferrea (L.) Endl.  , Cordyline gloriosa Linden & Andre, Cordyline guilfoylei Linden ex Lem., Cordyline tiedychioides F.Muell., Cordyline heliconiifolia Otto & A.Dietr., Cordyline hendersonll Cogn. & Marchand, Cordyline jacquinii Kunth  , Cordyline javanica Klotzsch ex Kunth, Cordyline metallica Dalliere, Cordyline nobilis (Planch.) K.Koch, Cordyline reali (Linden & Andre) G.Nicholson, Cordyline regina Veitch ex Regel, Cordyline sepiaria Seem., Cordyline sieberi Kunth, Cordyline terminalis (L.) Kunth  , Cordyline ti Schott, Cordyline timorensis Planch., Dianella cubensis A.Rich., Dracaena alborosea Baker , Dracaena amabilis auct., Dracaena argenteostriata W.Bull, Dracaena aurora Linden & Andre, Dracaena baptistii auct., Dracaena bellula Linden & Andre, Dracaena brasiliensis Schult. & Schult.f., Dracaena casanovae Linden & Andre, Dracaena chelsoni Veitch, Dracaena cooperi Regel, Dracaena coullingii auct., Dracaena cuprea T. Moore, Dracaena cuprea L.Linden & Rodigas  , Dracaena douceti auct., Dracaena esculenta Regel, Dracaena ferrea L.  , Dracaena flemingii Baker , Dracaena formosa Baker , Dracaena fraseri Baker , Dracaena gibsonii Baker , Dracaena gloriosa Linden ex E.Morren, Dracaena guilfoylei Veitch ex Regel, Dracaena tiybrida auct., Dracaena illustris Baker , Dracaena imperialis Baker , Dracaena inscripta Baker , Dracaena leonensis Lodd. ex Loudon, Dracaena lineata Baker, Dracaena lutescens Versehaff., Dracaena macleayi Regel, Dracaena magnifica Baker , Dracaena metallica W.Bull, Dracaena neocaledonica Linden, Dracaena nobilis Baker , Dracaena porteana Baker, Dracaena pulchella Baker , Dracaena pulcherrima Baker , Dracaena reali Linden & Andre, Dracaena regalis Baker , Dracaena reginae T.Moore, Dracaena regis Andre, Dracaena robinsoniana Andre, Dracaena rothiana Carriere, Dracaena salviati Linden, Dracaena sepiaria Seem., Dracaena siamensis Baker , Dracaena spectabilis Baker , Dracaena splendens Baker , Dracaena sulcata Baker , Dracaena terminalis L., Dracaena troubetzKoi Linden & Andre, Dracaena utilis Baker , Dracaena warocquei Linden & Andre, Ezehlsia palma Lour, ex B.A.Gomes, Taetsia ferrea Medik., Taetsia fruticosa (L.) Merr., Taetsia terminalis (L.) W.Wight  , Terminalis fruticosa (L.) Kuntze

Common names: Cabbage Palm, Good Luck Plant, Palm Lily, Ti Plant,
Othr names: Kī, La'i, Tī Pore, cordyline, feuille-way, roseau des Indes
Catalan / Maori: Tī Pore
Tongan: Sī
Samoan: Lauti
Tahitian: Auti
Kapampangan: Tukud pari
Sundanese: Hanjuang
Swedish: Bloddracena
Chinese:朱蕉
Tongan: Sī
Uses: Root: Surinamese Indonesians use pieces of root in vinegar for a preparation against bleeding. Leaf: An infusion in oil is used to treat wounds. Infusion of three crushed leaves of the purple cultivar is used in hypotensive drink. Proximal (lower) portion of leaf is macerated in olive oil for a cataplasm or tampon for wounds.
CHEM: Plant contains steroidal saponins [ Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)]

Uses: Young leaf dripped into ear for fuafua momono,  Leaves, together with pue sele la, for manava mamau. [ Samoan Medicinal Plants and Their Usage]

Phenolic compounds, amino acids,  Stops bleeding, vomiting with blood, blood in urine, cough, stomachache. [Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants Phytopharmacology and
Therapeutic Values]

18 Published articles of Cordyline fruticosa
1.    Influence of Salt Stress on the Nutritional State of Cordyline fruticosa var. Red Edge: Chloride, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus
Plaza, B. M.; Jimenez, S.; Lao, M. T. - COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS  Volume: 43   Issue: 1-2   Special Issue: SI   Pages: 226-233   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2012.649446   Published: 2012
2.    Influence of Salt Stress on the Nutritional State of Cordyline fruticosa var. Red Edge, 2: Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium
Plaza, B. M.; Jimenez, S.; Lao, M. T. - COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS  Volume: 43   Issue: 1-2   Special Issue: SI   Pages: 234-242   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2011.638583   Published: 2012
3.    Detection, diversity, and molecular characterization of closteroviruses infecting Hawaiian ti (Cordyline fruticosa L.)
Melzer, M.; Sugano, J.; Sether, D.; et al. - PHYTOPATHOLOGY  Volume: 101   Issue: 6   Supplement: S   Pages: S119-S119   Published: JUN 2011
4.    An assemblage of closteroviruses infects Hawaiian ti (Cordyline fruticosa L.)
Melzer, Michael J.; Sether, Diane M.; Borth, Wayne B.; et al. - VIRUS GENES  Volume: 42   Issue: 2   Pages: 254-260   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11262-010-0537-9   Published: APR 2011
5.    A new species of Colletotrichum from Cordyline fruticosa and Eugenia javanica causing anthracnose disease
Phoulivong, Sittisack; Cai, Lei; Parinn, Noireung; et al. - MYCOTAXON  Volume: 114   Pages: 247-257   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5248/114.247   Published: OCT-DEC 2010
6.    Primary and secondary thickening in the stem of Cordyline fruticosa (Agavaceae)
Cattai, Marina B.; de Menezes, Nanuza L. - ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS  Volume: 82   Issue: 3   Pages: 653-662   Published: SEP 2010
7.    Influence of Salinity on the Nitrogen Metabolism of Cordyline fruticosa
Plaza, B. M.; Jimenez, S.; Segura, M. L.; et al. - COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS  Volume: 40   Issue: 1-6   Pages: 462-472   Article Number: PII 909554405   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103620802647157   Published: 2009
8.    Physiological Stress caused by Salinity in Cordyline fruticosa and Its Indicators
Plaza, B. M.; Jimenez, S.; Segura, M. L.; et al. - COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS  Volume: 40   Issue: 1-6   Pages: 473-484   Article Number: PII 909556156   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103620802649211   Published: 2009
9.    Population structure of Pacific Cordyline fruticosa (Laxmanniaceae) with implications for human settlement of Polynesia
Hinkle, Anya E. - AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY  Volume: 94   Issue: 5   Pages: 828-839   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.5.828   Published: MAY 2007
10.    The distribution of a male sterile form of TI (Cordyline fruticosa) in Polynesia: A case of human selection?
Hinkle, AE - JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY  Volume: 113   Issue: 3   Pages: 263-290   Published: SEP 2004
11.    "Inedible" to "edible": Firewalking and the ti plant [Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev.]
Ehrlich, C - JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY  Volume: 109   Issue: 4   Pages: 371-400   Published: DEC 2000
12.    INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL-CONDITIONS ON CORDYLINE-FRUTICOSA (L) A CHEV MOTHER PLANTS AND ON THE SUBSEQUENT GROWTH OF INVITRO EXPLANTS
HVOSLEFEIDE, AK - GARTENBAUWISSENSCHAFT  Volume: 58   Issue: 2   Pages: 89-94   Published: MAR-APR 1993
13.    THE EFFECT OF THE NO3/NH4 RATIO OF THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON GROWTH AND MINERAL UPTAKE IN CHRYSANTHEMUM X MORIFOLIUM, PASSIFLORA-CAERULEA, AND CORDYLINE-FRUTICOSA
STENSVAND, A; GISLEROD, HR - GARTENBAUWISSENSCHAFT  Volume: 57   Issue: 4   Pages: 193-198   Published: JUL-AUG 1992
14.    EFFECTS OF PRESTORAGE CONDITIONS ON STORAGE OF INVITRO CULTURES OF NEPHROLEPIS-EXALTATA (L) SCHOTT AND CORDYLINE-FRUTICOSA (L) A CHEV
HVOSLEFEIDE, AK - PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE  Volume: 28   Issue: 2   Pages: 167-174   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00055513   Published: FEB 1992
15.    ORIGIN SPREAD USE AND FUTURE POTENTIAL OF CORDYLINE-FRUTICOSA L. CHEVALIER IN POLYNESIA
MERLIN M - American Journal of Botany  Volume: 79   Issue: 6 SUPPL   Pages: 80   Published: 1992
16.    INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN-FERTILIZATION TO MOTHER PLANTS AND THE SUBSEQUENT GROWTH OF NEPHROLEPIS-EXALTATA (L) SCHOTT AND CORDYLINE-FRUTICOSSA (L) CHEV,A. INVITRO EXPLANTS
HVOSLEFEIDE, AK - GARTENBAUWISSENSCHAFT  Volume: 57   Issue: 6   Pages: 292-297   Published: NOV-DEC 1992
17.    THE EFFECT OF IRRADIANCE AND TEMPERATURE ON INVITRO CULTURES OF NEPHROLEPIS-EXALTATA (L) SCHOTT AND CORDYLINE-FRUTICOSA (L) A CHEV
HVOSLEFEIDE, AK - GARTENBAUWISSENSCHAFT  Volume: 55   Issue: 6   Pages: 259-264   Published: NOV-DEC 1990
18.    CORDYLINE-FRUTICOSA AGAVACEAE
FOSBERG F R - Baileya  Volume: 22   Issue: 4   Pages: 180-182   Published: 1985