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A COMPARISON O F FOUR SPECIES OF CORDYLlNE-By W. J. G r i f f i n and P a y o w M a u n w o n g y a t h i The genus Cordyline was first reported by A d a n s o n (1763) and later separated from the closely related Dracaena (C o m m e r s o n , 1789). The name Cordyline, is derived from the Greek "Kordule" meaning "club" and is said by K e m p and R o b b (1962) to refer to the form of the flower buds. B a i l e y (1902), however, attributed the origin to the club like form of the stem.