CHR 594657 A – Phormium tenax 'Arawa'
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 594657 A
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
16 February 2007
Database record updated:
07 April 2015
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Phormium tenax 'Arawa'
Determiner:
Sue Scheele
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Phormium tenax 'Arawa'
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.42.Source: Rotoiti area.Description: Straight, fairly long, medium green blades. Up to 2.5 m tall. Reddish-orange margin and keel. Very high flower heads but seldom flowers. Orange flowers. Erect scapes. Seed pods upright, medium length, fat (often > 13.5 mm) Uses: Excellent muka flax. The best Mrs Orchiston has found for producing long strands of clean fibre with hāro method (stripping with a shell). Good for piupiu because it is so easy to prepare. Especially good for ladies piupiu because of the length although the prepared strips do not dry as strong as other cultivars. When boiled for one minute, it dries to a cream colour. Ideal for whenu and aho in kakahu and for muka kete.
Specimen notes
Subsheet:
Sheets A to C
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