Keywords: Cabbage-tree-inflorescence-branching-order.png Inflorescence branching order in panicles of the New Zealand cabbage tree Cordyline australis The inflorescence usually has four levels of branching 1 the main stem; 2 The side branches 10 to 50 ; 3 Flower-bearing branches 100 to 500 ; 4 The single flowers themselves thousands ; 5 Sometimes the largest side branches have a fifth level of branching After diagram at page 109 of Simpson P 2000 Dancing Leaves The story of the New Zealand cabbage tree Tī Kōuka Christchurch Canterbury University Press own 2010-05-03 Kahuroa Kahuroa Inflorescence diagrams Cordyline australis - botanical illustrations Files by User Kahuroa |