Cordyline fruticosa is an
evergreen flowering plant in the
Asparagus family,
Asparagaceae, known by a wide variety of
common names, including
cabbage palm,
good luck plant,
palm lily,
ti plant,
Ki,
La‘i (
Hawaiian),
Ti Pore (
Maori),
Si (
Tongan),
Lauti (
Samoan), and
Auti (
Tahitian).