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Phormium is a
genus of two
plant species in the
family Asphodelaceae. One
species is
endemic to New
Zealand and the
other is
native to New
Zealand and...
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Phormium tenax (called flax in New
Zealand English;
harakeke in Māori; New
Zealand flax
outside New Zealand; and New
Zealand hemp in
historical nautical...
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Phormium colensoi (syn.
Phormium cookianum – see below), also
called mountain flax, or
wharariki in Māori, is a
perennial plant that is
endemic to New...
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plants called "flax" in New
Zealand are, by contrast,
members of the
genus Phormium.
Several other species in the
genus Linum are
similar in
appearance to...
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Zealand flax
describes the
common New
Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and
Phormium colensoi,
known by the Māori
names harakeke and
wharariki respectively...
- in the
daisy family Asteraceae Phormium, New
Zealand flax or flax lily
Phormium tenax, flax or New
Zealand flax
Phormium colensoi,
mountain flax or lesser...
- such as
fishing nets. The
prepared fibre (muka) of the New
Zealand flax (
Phormium tenax)
became the
basis of most clothing. The flax
leaves were
split and...
- Rhabdothamnus, Teucridium, Oreostylidium, Pachystegia, Haastia, Leucogenes,
Phormium, Rhopalostylis, Lepidorrhachis, Hedyscepe, Howea, Sporadanthus, Aporostylis...
- indigenous,
cultivated Genus Phormium:
Phormium aloides L.f.
accepted as
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl.
indigenous Phormium bulbiferum Cirillo, accepted...
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Hemerocallis are
cultivated as well.
Hemerocallis citrina has
medicinal uses.
Phormium tenax is a
traditional source of
fiber in New Zealand.[citation needed]...
