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Cordyline fruticosa
Skinny trees growing precariously at the edge of a rainforest cliff. The leaves appear especially glossy after the heavy downpour, each with a prominent central vein. The bark is a light color. La'i trees (Hawaiian language) are also known as cabbage palms, good luck plants and palm lilies. They produce inedible red berries but the rhizomes are edible and very sweet.
Seen in the tropical rainforest of Akaka Falls State Park.
It was introduced to Hawaii. However, it's native to southeastern Asia, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, northeastern Australia, the Indian Ocean, and parts of Polynesia.
Spotted on Jan 7, 2013
Submitted on Jan 30, 2013
23 Comments
Thank you, ainsley.stinson! Hawai’i is paradise.
Great spotting! Love the waterfall in the background!
Thank you, Pradeep and Chief! :)
Wonderful spotting!
Thanks, CostaBoyJack.
LOOKS LIKE A SCREEN SAVOR
Thank you, Sachin! It is a wonderful place, and I plan to re-visit hopefully soon. I recommend everyone to see Hawaii at some point. :)
Fabulous pictures, must be an amazing place,
Thank you, Craig! I guess I was mislead by the common name cabbage palm. Thanks for that tidbit of info.
Wow! What a place! Lovely Cordylines too. Not Palms though, these are actually in the Asparagus family!
Beautiful!
NapuaHayward, Ti is another name for this plant. :)
Ti
I'll take that as a compliment; thank you, Dan!
Atmospheric shots!
Thank you, Leuba! I believe you're right. I'll update the spotting.
Thanks very much, Gilma Jeannette!
The palm tree are nice but the waterfall is magnificent!! thanks for sharing.
....beautiful shots btw.
I think these might be Cordyline fruticosa, Mauna. Check this weblink
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lreynold/WebTF/I...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyline_f...
Thank you very much, Antonio and Julio!
Beautiful capture Mauna Kunzah,great place ,congrats and thanks for sharing
Thank you, Luis! The waterfall was quite beautiful, indeed.
Nice background!