Red-fruited palm lily
Cordyline rubra

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 3 m high. The fruit are red berries.

Also put in the family Laxmanniaceae.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the understorey in the rainforest.

Countries/locations it is found in

How it is used for food

The fruit are reported as edible.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Charlwoodia rubra (Otto & A. Dietr.) Planch.; Cordyline rubra f. violascens (Regel) Voss; Cordyline violascens Regel; Dracaena rubra (Otto & A. Dietr.) Parm.; Dracaena zeelandica Baker; Terminalis rubra (Otto & A. Dietr.) Kuntze;