- www.nzpcn.org.nz.
Retrieved 18 May 2019. Wardle, P. (1979). "Variation
inPhormium cookianum(Agavaceae)". New
Zealand Journal of Botany. 17 (2): 189–196...
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Phormium tenax (called flax in New
Zealand English;
harakeke in Māori; New
Zealand flax
outside New Zealand; and New
Zealand hemp in
historical nautical...
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Phormium colensoi (syn.
Phormium cookianum – see below), also
called mountain flax, or
wharariki in Māori, is a
perennial plant that is
endemic to New...
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plants called "flax" in New
Zealand are, by contrast,
members of the
genus Phormium.
Several other species in the
genus Linum are
similar in
appearance to...
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examples are the
fiber of many gr****es,
Agave sisalana (sisal),
Yucca or
Phormium tenax, Musa
textilis and others.
Their cell
walls contain,
besides cellulose...
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usually grouped with
other architectural plants such as
cordylines and
phormiums.
Several species of
yucca can be
grown outdoors in
temperate climates...
- 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...
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Synonyms List
Hyacinthus orchioides L.
Muscari orchioides (L.) Mill.
Orchiops orchioides (L.) Salisb.
Phormium orchioides (L.) Thunb.
Scilla blanda Salisb....
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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...
- Originally, poi were most
commonly made from
harakeke (New
Zealand flax,
Phormium tenax) and raupō (Typha orientalis).
Makers stripped and s****ed flax to...
