Phormium tenax

Phormium tenax, Piha, West Auckland, New Zealand

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Phormium
Species: Phormium tenax

Name

Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Chlamydia tenacissima Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 71 (1788).
  • Lachenalia ramosa Lam., Encycl. 3: 373 (1792).
  • Phormium ramosum (Lam.) Billb., Linn. Samfund. Handl. 1: 22 (1832 publ. 1833).
  • Phormium flavovirens Le Jol., Bull. Soc. Hort. Cherbourg 1848(2): 75 (1848), nom. superfl.
  • Phormium tenax var. variegatum W.Holloway, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 96 (1864).
  • Phormium tenax variegatum (W.Holloway) B.S.Williams ex J.Dix, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 134 (1864).
  • Phormium tenax var. foliis-variegatis Rothsch., Pl. Feuill. Col., n.s., 2: 33 (1868), not validly publ.
  • Phormium nigropictum W.Bull, Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 68: 15 (1872).
  • Phormium atropurpureum Rafarin, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 75 (1874).
  • Phormium tenax var. atropurpureum (Rafarin) Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 47: 139 (1875).
  • Phormium tenax var. saundersii Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 47: 139 (1875).
  • Phormium tenax var. veitchii Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 47: 139 (1875).
  • Phormium tenax f. atropurpureum (Rafarin) Voss, Vilm. Ill. Blumengärtn., ed. 3, 1: 1972 (1895).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Norfolk I., New Zealand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Forster, J.R. & Forster, J.G.A., 1940. Char. Gen. Pl.: 48, t. 24 (1776).
• Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. Flora of New Zealand. 2009 Mar 04 [1].
• Smissen, R. D., & Heenan, P. B. (2010). A taxonomic appraisal of the Chatham Islands flax (Phormium tenax) using morphological and DNA fingerprint data. Australian Systematic Botany 23 (5): 371–380 DOI: 10.1071/SB10023.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Phormium tenax in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Phormium tenax. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Phormium tenax in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Phormium tenax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Mar. 2019.

Vernacular names

suomi: Tähkälilja
magyar: Új-zélandi kender

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