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Genus of flowering plants
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
Phormium
Species of flowering plant
Phormium tenax (called flax in New Zealand English; harakeke in Māori; New Zealand flax outside New Zealand; and New Zealand hemp in historical nautical
Phormium_tenax
Species of flowering plant
Phormium colensoi (syn. Phormium cookianum – see below), also called mountain flax, or wharariki in Māori, is a perennial plant that is endemic to New
Phormium_colensoi
Species of flowering plant
plants called "flax" in New Zealand are, by contrast, members of the genus Phormium. The term 'flax' can refer to both the plant and the fibres of it, and
Flax
Flax fibre (Phormium) in New Zealand
term flax describes the common New Zealand perennial plants Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi, known by the Māori names harakeke and wharariki respectively
Flax_in_New_Zealand
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
Māori_traditional_textiles
Subfamily of flowering plants
Hemerocallis are cultivated as well. Hemerocallis citrina has medicinal uses. Phormium tenax is a traditional source of fiber in New Zealand.[citation needed]
Hemerocallidoideae
Plant grown for fiber
hyacinthoides Henequen, an agave. A useful fiber, but not as high quality as sisal Phormium, "New Zealand Flax" Yucca, an agave relative Seed fibers and fruit fibers
Fiber_crop
Class of biochemical compounds
Cucurbita andreana) 3-Epi-isocucurbitacin D, from species of Physocarpus and Phormium tenax 22-Deoxocucurbitacin D from Hemsleya endecaphylla, 14 mg/72 g 23
Cucurbitacin
Object swinging performance art
Originally, poi were most commonly made from harakeke (New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax) and raupō (Typha orientalis). Makers stripped and scraped flax to
Poi_(performance_art)
Species of plant in the genus Lachenalia
Synonyms List Hyacinthus orchioides L. Muscari orchioides (L.) Mill. Orchiops orchioides (L.) Salisb. Phormium orchioides (L.) Thunb. Scilla blanda Salisb.
Lachenalia_orchioides
Part of most types of flower
bird–pollinated native plants include: kowhai (Sophora species), flax (Phormium tenax) and kaka beak (Clianthus puniceus). Flowers adapt the mechanism
Petal
Geographic area with a relatively uniform composition of plant species in the Antarctic
Rhabdothamnus, Teucridium, Oreostylidium, Pachystegia, Haastia, Leucogenes, Phormium, Rhopalostylis, Lepidorrhachis, Hedyscepe, Howea, Sporadanthus, Aporostylis
Antarctic_floristic_kingdom
carica Flax European flax – Linum usitatissimum New Zealand flax – Phormium tenax, Phormium colensoi Fluxroot – Asclepias tuberosa Foxglove – Digitalis purpurea
List_of_plants_by_common_name
Species of spider
and widely distributed throughout New Zealand, where they often live in Phormium and Cordyline vegetation. They are carnivores that actively hunt their
Trite_auricoma
americana (Naturalised) Cordyline obtecta Furcraea foetida (Naturalised) Phormium tenax Alliaceae Nothoscordum borbonicum (Naturalised) Araceae Colocasia
List of vascular plants of Norfolk Island
List_of_vascular_plants_of_Norfolk_Island
Extinct order of birds
pair of secateurs, and could clip the fibrous leaves of New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) and twigs up to at least 8 mm in diameter. Moa filled the ecological
Moa
Category of tissue in plants
examples are the fiber of many grasses, Agave sisalana (sisal), Yucca or Phormium tenax, Musa textilis and others. Their cell walls contain, besides cellulose
Ground_tissue
Index of plants with the same common name
Erythronium Flag lily, Hesperantha species Flax lily: Dianella (plant) Phormium Forest lily, Veltheimia bracteata Fortnight lily, Dietes bicolor Foxtail
List_of_plants_known_as_lily
Toy with a stick and a wheel
climates like that of New Zealand (the toy also called pepepe in Māori), phormium leaves are used. Today's most popular style of pinwheels is rooted in East
Pinwheel_(toy)
Coastal lagoons near New Plymouth, New Zealand
gracilis) Pūkeko (Porphyrio porphyrio) Raupo (Typha orientalis), flax (Phormium tenax), and bamboo spike-sedge (Eleocharis sphacelata) are the principal
Waipu_Lagoons
Species of insect
endemic species. Some host species include: Discaria toumatou (matagouri), Phormium tenax (harakeke), Schefflera digitata (patē), Pennantia corymbose (kaikōmako)
Zorion_guttigerum
Traditional Māori weaving technique
The traditional weaving material is muka, fibre prepared from harakeke (Phormium tenax) by scraping, pounding and washing. The muka fibre was dyed using
Tāniko
Species of moth endemic to New Zealand
forest often near Phormium species and have also been observed on dead Leptospermum scrub. Larvae has been reared from decaying Phormium leaves. Adults are
Erechthias_acrodina
traversiorum Aruhe Bracken Pteridium esculentum Harakeke New Zealand flax Phormium tenax Heketara Olearia rani Lepidium oleraceum Heruheru Single crape fern
List of Māori plant common names
List_of_Māori_plant_common_names
Genus of palm-like monocot trees and shrubs
Māori generations simply adapted their skills with native plants like Phormium having superficially similar properties, even reflected in their names
Pandanus
New Zealand ethnobiologist
Māori and Pacific Development. Her doctoral thesis was entitled Harakeke (Phormium tenax) ecology and historical management by Maori: The changing landscape
Priscilla_Wehi
Town in Devon, England
bay bushes and trees (Laurus nobilis), various palm tree species and Phormiums. Cabbage trees or Torbay Palms are a notable feature of the area; the
Torquay
Species of moth endemic to New Zealand
under a web of silk and frass on the seeds as well as possibly the pods of Phormium tenax and are also known to feed on the fruits of plant species such as
Erechthias_terminella
Lomatophyllum occidentale Phormium cookianum 'Pink Panther' Phormium cookianum fa. purpurea Phormium sp. Phormium tenax Phormium tenax fa. variegata Xanthorrhoea
List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
List_of_plants_in_the_Gibraltar_Botanic_Gardens
Topics referred to by the same term
trademark name of Poly(2,6-diphenylphenylene oxide), a chemical compound Phormium tenax, a species of flowering plant A brand of glue marketed by Toho Tenax
Tenax
Extinct species of flowering plant
not in his book as he had not found it. It was probably the increase of Phormium tenax planting on the ridge that pushed Wahlenbergia roxburghii into final
Wahlenbergia_roxburghii
Species of bee, endemic to New Zealand
species include species such as Raoulia australis, Carmichaelia species, Phormium tenax, Cordyline australis, Kunzea ericoides, Metrosideros excelsa and
Hylaeus_relegatus
Species of spider endemic to New Zealand
Island, South Island and Stewart Island. It frequently inhabits flax (Phormium) and cabbage trees (Cordyline). This species is also commonly seen around
Trite_planiceps
List of flowering plants in the order Asparagales recorded from South Africa
indigenous, cultivated Genus Phormium: Phormium aloides L.f. accepted as Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. indigenous Phormium bulbiferum Cirillo, accepted
List of Asparagales of South Africa
List_of_Asparagales_of_South_Africa
Plant fiber mainly used for producing rope
cordage Piña - cloth Sisal - cordage, matting Cantala - woven fabrics Phormium - flax, cordage Levetin, Estelle; McMahon, Karen (2012). Plants and Society
Leaf_fiber
Pollination by animals
visit the flowers of at least four species of plant: Metrosideros excelsa, Phormium tenax, Myoporum laetum and in one case Hebe bollonsii, although the structure
Zoophily
Inhabitants or citizens of Norfolk Island
0812-7387.27.2001.1348. Retrieved 11 June 2012. Coyne, Peter (2009). "Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax) — Norfolk Island native?" (PDF). Cunninghamia
Norfolk_Islanders
Plateau in New Zealand
colensoi), southern rātā (Metrosideros umbellata), and mountain flax (Phormium colensoi). In more exposed areas the growing conditions are similar to
Denniston_Plateau
1845–1872 armed conflicts in New Zealand
cannons. A strong, wooden palisade was fronted with woven flax leaves (Phormium tenax) whose tough, stringy foliage absorbed much of the force of the ammunition
New_Zealand_Wars
pale yellow orchid* Gavilea littoralis, yellow orchid* Xanthorrhoeaceae Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax† Centrolepidaceae Gaimardia australis, gaimardia*
List of the vascular plants of the Falkland Islands
List_of_the_vascular_plants_of_the_Falkland_Islands
Species of moth endemic to New Zealand
"Notch" formed from larvae damage to Phormium tenax.
Ichneutica_steropastis
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Flax_(disambiguation)
Family of flowering plants
Corynotheca Caesia Arnocrinum Hensmania Stawellia Johnsonia Eccremis Pasithea Phormium Geitonoplesium Agrostocrinum Stypandra Rhuacophila Dianella Thelionema
Asphodelaceae
Species of moth endemic to New Zealand
It inhabits native forest and has an affinity for species in the genera Phormium, Cortaderia and Cordyline, likely as a result of its larvae feeding on
Erechthias_hemiclistra
Species of evergreen tree
Nothofagus species was used in dyeing fibres for weaving purposes of harakeke (Phormium tenax) and tī kōuka (Cordyline australis). Māori also used the chipped
Nothofagus_menziesii
Town and parish in Northumberland, England
are rare; some palms will grow, but need winter protection. Although Phormiums (New Zealand flax) grow in displays in Newbiggin, salt-laden winds may
Ashington
Species of moth
hosts include species in the genera Cortaderia and Schoenus as well as Phormium tenax. The caterpillar feeds at night and rests in during the day amongst
Ichneutica_arotis
New Zealand and British botanist and mycologist (1886–1927)
the University of New Zealand in 1917 with a thesis on Phormium (N.Z. flax), titled Phormium with Regard to Its Economic Importance; a work whose origins
Bella_MacCallum
Species of moth
A cabbage tree moth on a leaf of New Zealand flax (Phormium sp.)
Epiphryne_verriculata
Lagoon in New Zealand
surrounded by raupo (Typha orientalis) and harakeke or New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax), and pīngao (Ficinia spiralis) grew on Kaitorete Spit; all three
Lake_Ellesmere_/_Te_Waihora
Region of the Antarctic Kingdom. The flora of the Chatham Islands include: Phormium chathams (Chatham Island flax) Myosotidium hortensia (Chatham Islands forget-me-not)
Flora_of_the_Chatham_Islands
also a problem plant in Northumberland. New Zealand flax or harakeke (Phormium tenax) is an invasive species in St Helena, some Pacific islands and in
Invasive species of New Zealand origin
Invasive_species_of_New_Zealand_origin
1845–46 British-Māori war in New Zealand
had learnt to cover the outside of the palisades with layers of flax (Phormium tenax) leaves, making them effectively bulletproof as the velocity of musket
Flagstaff_War
Species of flowering plant
much better-known plants called New Zealand flax (species in the genus Phormium). "Plant Profiles - Linum". O2 Landscapes. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
Linum_monogynum
New Zealand wetland vegetation biotope
(Juncus canadensis), tamingi (Epacris pauciflora), and mountain flax (Phormium colensoi). Around the margins of pakihi are found mānuka, mountain toatoa
Pakihi
Type of garden
nucifera Paris polyphylla Passiflora caerulea Passiflora incarnata Paulownia Phormium Phyllostachys Pittosporum tobira Pleioblastus fortunei Pleione formosana
Tropical_garden
Topics referred to by the same term
hemp" and "Deccan hemp" Manila hemp (Musa textilis), also known as abacá Phormium tenax, New Zealand hemp Roselle (plant) (Hibiscus sabdariffa), known as
Hemp_(disambiguation)
Barkcloth made in the island cultures of the Pacific Ocean
it to make paper kites. Early Māori made clothing and mats from flax (Phormium tenax, known as harakeke) instead of barkcloth. No tapa anvils have been
Tapa_cloth
Species of moth
Garden. It is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae of this species feed on Phormium seed heads. ♀. 14mm. Head, palpi, antennas, and abdomen pale whitish-ochreous
Stathmopoda_holochra
New Zealand botanist (1915–2009)
Neville Barnett Collection of the museum library. Goulding J. H. (1971). Phormium : or New Zealand flax. Auckland Institute and Museum. Goulding J. H. (J
Jeanne_Hannington_Goulding
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
plants include lemonwood/tarata (Pittosporum eugenioides), flax/harakeke (Phormium tenax) and green and purple forms of cabbage tree/ti kouka (Cordyline australis)
Hillview,_Sutton_Forest
New Zealand research institute
ethnobotanical collection of traditional weaving varieties of harakeke (NZ flax, Phormium spp.) donated by Rene Orchiston of Gisborne. The 50 harakeke were selected
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Manaaki_Whenua_–_Landcare_Research
Species of flowering plant endemic to New Zealand
level. B. modesta is commonly associated with Austroderia richardii and Phormium tenax. NZPCN 2025. Moore 1964, pp. 16–18. Moore 1964, p. 6. Perry 1987
Bulbinella_modesta
Species of fungus
dacrydioides). monocotyledons (Cordyline australis, Cordyline indivisa, Phormium, Rhopalostylis sapida, and Ripogonum scandens), and dicotyledons (Nothofagacea)
Ossicaulis_semiocculta
Species of flowering plant
introduced plants such as bilberry, red cinchona, and New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) it depends on human intervention to make spaces for it to survive
Pladaroxylon
Park in Everett, Washington
(Hyssopus officinalis), dwarf waterlily (Nymphaea), and New Zealand flax (Phormium cookianum). Small Urban Tree Walk White border – flowers and foliage in
American_Legion_Memorial_Park
Species of tree
including alizarin and purpurin. Traditionally Māori used it to dye flax (Phormium) fibers yellow. Sometimes leaves of karamū were put on stones and dye the
Coprosma_robusta
Species of bird
spotless crake, they have also been found in swamp areas composed of flax (Phormium tenax), tussock sedge (Carex secta), and cabbage tree (Cordyline australis)
Spotless_crake
Species of moth
Zealand. The habitat/food plant for this moth is the New Zealand native flax Phormium tenax. Eggs are straw coloured and are laid on the underside of the flax
Orthoclydon_praefectata
Island off Southern New Zealand
settlement site at Erebus Cove and covers neighbouring Ewing Island. Harakeke, Phormium tenax, is found at Erebus Cove, Sealer's Creek, Ranui Cove and Tandy Inlet
Auckland_Island
Former territorial authority area of New Zealand in Auckland
blazon is: Crest Issuant out of a Mural Crown Or a representation of the Phormium tenax flowered proper. Escutcheon Argent, upon waves of the sea a two-masted
Auckland_City
River in Wellington, New Zealand
var. arborea (koromiko-taranga), makomako, melicytus ramiflorus (mahoe), phormium tenax (harakeke) plagianthus regius (manatu), pohutukawa, pteridium esculentum
Kaiwharawhara_Stream
Species of gastropod
were cultivated such as karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) and harakeke (Phormium tenax). This snail feeds at night on fallen leaves on the forest floor
Maoristylus_ambagiosus
Species of orthopteran insect
australis) cabbage tree (Cordyline australis), Carex sedge and harakeke/flax (Phormium tenax). Since the introduction of mammalian predators many of New Zealand's
Deinacrida_carinata
New Zealand performer and academic
OCLC 183343941, Wikidata Q105091329 Wehi, Priscilla M. (2005). Harakeke (Phormium tenax) ecology and historical management by Maori: The changing landscape
Aroha_Yates-Smith
Historic site
grazing including attempts in the 1930s to grow New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax and Phormium colensoi). The wetlands area was purchased in 1963 by the Isle
Quarry_Bends
Conservation reserve in the Port Hills south of Christchurch, New Zealand
volunteers have planted local species around Jollies Bush—notably harakeke (Phormium tenax) in 2017—with the aim of creating a forest corridor stretching from
Jollies_Bush
Wetland reserve on in Christchurch, New Zealand
with common sea rush (Juncus maritimus) and harakeke / New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax). Jointed rush (Apodasmia similis) was also planted but did not survive
Charlesworth_Reserve
English sailor (c.1807–1860)
to return to New Zealand to trade with the Māori for New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax), used mainly for rope materials. On 13 February 1831 Burns departed
Barnet_Burns
Lake in New Zealand
milfoil (Myriophyllum robustum). Wetlands bordering the lake contain flax (Phormium tenax) and spike sedge (Eleocharis acuta). Quintinia serrata Ascarina lucida
Lake_Matheson
Philesia Phillyrea Philodendron Phlebodium Phlomis Phlox Phoenix (date palm) Phormium Photinia Phragmipedium (an orchid genus) Phragmites (reed) Phuopsis Phygelius
List of garden plants in North America
List_of_garden_plants_in_North_America
Ancient expansion of agriculture
plant. In Māori, as well, the meaning has shifted to Astelia spp. and Phormium tenax (harakeke), similar plants used for weaving, since pandanus did not
Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
Domesticated_plants_and_animals_of_Austronesia
lifestyle blocks. A industry based on the gathering and production of native Phormium fibres (esp. P. tenax, known in English as "flax") existed from about 1860
Agriculture_in_New_Zealand
New Zealand subantartic wildflowers
and the Prince Edward Islands. Other species called "megaherbs" include Phormium colensoi on New Zealand. The Mountain buttercup (Ranunculus lyallii) is
Megaherb
Index of plants with the same common name
Flax lily may refer to two different plant genera: Dianella (plant) Phormium This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups)
Flax_lily
Species of flowering plant
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537145-1 RHS: 56772 SANBI: 3814-16 WFO: wfo-0000681928 Phormium bulbiferum Wikidata: Q50856728 APNI: 204554 CoL: 4GRMZ GBIF: 2775412 GRIN:
Lachenalia_bulbifera
Terrestrial ecoregion on Saint Helena island
native woodlands had mostly disappeared. Plantations of New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) were established after 1900 to produce fiber for string and rope
Saint Helena scrub and woodlands
Saint_Helena_scrub_and_woodlands
application of an improved process for the extraction of the fibre of the Phormium tenax. He visited the Cape of Good Hope in 1877, and in the succeeding
Joseph_Sylvester_O'Halloran
Conservation reserve on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
the bush snowberry Gaultheria antipoda, and herbs such as mountain flax (Phormium cookianum), kopoti (Anisotome aromatica), yellow rock daisy (Senecio lagopus)
Ellangowan_Scenic_Reserve
banana trees as evidence of their sojourn. They also brought the harakeke (Phormium tenax), or New Zealand flax plant, to Norfolk Island, either directly from
History_of_Norfolk_Island
Arboretum in Santa Cruz, California
dedicated in 1984, the garden includes Lily Family members, New Zealand flax (phormiums), pittosporum trees, the manuka or tea tree (Leptospermum scoparium),
Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Arboretum_at_the_University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
1845–46 New Zealand engagement between British and Ngāpuhi
had learnt to cover the outside of the palisades with layers of flax (Phormium tenax) leaves, making them effectively bulletproof as the velocity of musket
Battle_of_Ruapekapeka
Species of flowering plant
with various endemic New Zealand plants, such as Coprosma robusta and Phormium tenax. Libertia species are pollinated by insects, and its seeds are likely
Libertia_ixioides
House in New South Wales, Australia
maculata, Puya sp., Aeonium cv.s ('Schwartzkopf') and red New Zealand flax (Phormium cookianum "Rubrum"(?)). Also uncovered was a circular fountain of 1886
Bronte_House
Conservation reserve on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
as At Risk - Naturally Uncommon, as well as mountain flax / wharariki (Phormium colensoi) and old tōtara logs. Riflemen / titipounamu (Acanthisitta chloris)
Otepatotu_Scenic_Reserve
Species of weevil endemic to New Zealand
Sounds. On islands, it is usually found on New Zealand flax/harakeke (Phormium tenax). It is restricted to rodent-free islands and alpine areas. In the
Flax_weevil
Town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
industry, and claims Foxton as the Flax Capital of New Zealand. NZ Flax (Phormium tenax) played a major role in Foxton's development; indeed Foxton, rather
Foxton,_New_Zealand
1845 battle
had learnt to cover the outside of the palisades with layers of flax (Phormium tenax) leaves, making them effectively bulletproof as the velocity of musket
Battle_of_Ōhaeawai
Small island, New Zealand
its former state. Stock fences were installed to protect the bush, flax (Phormium tenax) and kauri (Agathis australis) were planted and pest controls were
Moturoa Island (Bay of Islands)
Moturoa_Island_(Bay_of_Islands)
PHORMIUM
PHORMIUM
PHORMIUM
PHORMIUM
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Sweetness of Honey
Girl/Female
Tamil
Night
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Engleton, from Old English Engla (genitive plural of Engle ‘Angle’) + tūn ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
English Latin
Brotherly.
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of Sun
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, French, German, Latin
Servant of Jesus; Net; Military Servant
Male
Serbian
(Слободан) Serbian name SLOBODAN means "freedom."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French
Already; Before
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Generous; Liberal
Girl/Female
Tamil
Karnas wifes name in mahabharata, Success
PHORMIUM
PHORMIUM
PHORMIUM
PHORMIUM
PHORMIUM
n.
A genus of liliaceous plants, consisting of one species (Phormium tenax). See Flax-plant.
n.
A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.