Phormium in habitat Manawatu River, New Zealand

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Phormium
Species: P. colensoi – P. tenax

Name

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Phormium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl. 24. (1776)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Chlamydia Banks ex Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. i. 71. t. 18. 1788.

References

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  • Forster, J.R. & Forster, G. (1775) Characteres Generum Plantarum, 24.
  • Moore, L.B. & Edgar, E. (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Wellington, N. Z.
  • Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd New Zealand Plants. 2014 Mar 20 [1].

Vernacular names

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English: New Zealand Flax
magyar: Vászonfű
Māori: Wharariki
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