CHR 594645 A – Phormium tenax 'Potaka'
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 594645 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
21 February 2007
Database record updated:
07 April 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Phormium tenax 'Potaka'
Determiner:
Sue Scheele
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Phormium tenax 'Potaka'
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Hemerocallidaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Unknown
Verbatim locality:
Unknown
Verbatim collector:
Verbatim date:
Country:
Unknown
Other collection events
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Lincoln, Landcare Research
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.640337 172.477044
Verbatim locality:
Landcare Research Experimental Gardens, Lincoln
Verbatim collector:
Lara Nicholson
Standardised collector:
L. Nicholson
Verbatim date:
13/5/03
Start date:
2003-05-13
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Notes:
Lincoln cultivar ex Rene Orchiston Collection, Hexton, Gisborne. Orchiston ID No.60.Source: East Coast.Description: Tall, slightly bendy, blue green leaves with powdery blue underside. Similar to Ruawai. Black margin and keel. Red flowers. Scapes erect, tall, light. Seed pods very long (often >90 mm), narrow, some with twist. Uses: Mature blades strip well with shell into long strands of fine, silky fibre. Very good for kete as it dries very white when boiled for one minute.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
Permissions
Project permits
Biocultural (BC) Notice
