Arthropodium candidum

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Arthropodium
Species:
A. candidum
Binomial name
Arthropodium candidum
Synonyms

Arthropodium bulbosum G.Simpson
Arthropodium ramulosum Colenso
Arthropodium reflexum Colenso

Arthropodium candidum is a species of herbaceous perennial plant, endemic to New Zealand.

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Rengarenga leaves

Naming

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Various Māori names for the plant have been recorded. For example, Richard Taylor recorded is as rengarenga iti in his 1855 publication, while Elsdon Best recorded it as repehinapapa in 1908.[1]

It was first described within the binomial system in 1844 by Étienne Raoul.[2]

Uses/cultivation

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It is often grown as an ornamental.

References

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  1. "Māori Plant Use Database Plant Use Details of Arthropodium candidum". maoriplantuse.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Arthropodium candidum". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. "Anthericum latifolium Banks & Sol. ex Kunth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. Crowe, A. (2004). A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin Books. Penguin Group (NZ) cnr Airborne and Rosedale Roads, Albany, Auckland 1310, New Zealand.
  5. Brown, R. (1822) Bot. Mag. 49: t. 2350
  6. "Arthropodium cirratum". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  7. Forster, G. (1786) Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus n. 148
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Category:Lomandroideae