New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

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Short communication
Self-incompatibility in Cordyline australis (Asteliaceae)

ROSS E. BEEVER
STEPHANIE L. PARKES

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
P.O. Box 92170
Auckland, New Zealand

Abstract  Controlled pollination among four individuals of Cordyline australis (cabbage tree, ti kouka) demonstrate that this species is self-incompatible, setting little or no seed when self-pollinated. Seed production per fruit in wild trees was less than half that observed following artificial pollination. Parthenocarpic fruit production is recorded in some wild populations.

Keywords  Cordyline australis; pollination; self-incompatibilty; New Zealand flora; parthenocarpy

B95024

Received 17 May 1995; accepted 11 October 1995

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