Common name
English: New zealand flax, New zealand hemp
German: Neuseeländer Flachs
Portuguese: Fórmio, Linho-da-nova-zelândia
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Agavaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Phormium (1)
Epithet: tenax J.R. & G. Forst. (1)
Synonym: Chlamydia tenacissima Gaertn.
tenacissima => most tenacious (clinging or adhering closely)
tenax => tough
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange, yellow
External links
Check for Phormium tenax at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [331] Phormium tenax - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [623] Phormium tenax - Plants For A Future database