CHR 594653 B – Phormium tenax 'Whareongaonga'
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 594653 B
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
06 February 2008
Database record updated:
07 April 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Phormium tenax 'Whareongaonga'
Determiner:
Sue Scheele
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Phormium tenax 'Whareongaonga'
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:
Sue Scheele
Standardised collector:
Sue Scheele
Verbatim date:
11/12/01
Start date:
2001-12-11
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Notes:
Lincoln cultivar ex Rene Orchiston Collection, Hexton, Gisborne. Orchiston ID No.36.Source: Tawatapu district, south of Gisborne.Description: Short to medium height. Straight, strong, narrow, tapered, yellow-green blades. Orange margin and keel. Similar to, but not as strong as Tāpoto. Very few, small flower heads. Red flowers. Erect, slender scapes. Seed pods medium length and width. Uses: Abundant, shiny, very strong but brittle fibre. May be used for piupiu but not as strong as other cultivars. Cleans easily of para. Dries white.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to D
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