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3 in – 6 ft 7 in) long, and from 10–30 centimetres (3.9–11.8 in) wide. The foliage, which droops with age, is blue-green and shaped like a broad sword, with a broad and conspicuous midrib which is often tinged red, orange red or golden. The inflorescence is a panicle that arises from the base of the growing points underneath the leaves.
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216:Dracaenopsis indivisa
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325:Coromandel Peninsula
375:Cordyline australis
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292:Description
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105:Asparagales
82:Angiosperms
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749:Plant List
481:References
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393:Dracaena
359:Hamilton
337:pathogen
204:Synonyms
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