This introduced shrub is commonly known as broad-leaved palm lily.
Cordyline fruticosa is described as a "monocot" in the Laxmanniaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Native to north Queensland.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Dundowran Beach.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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