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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Agavaceae (リュウゼツラン科) > Phormium tenax
Phormium J. R. Forst. et G. Forst. (マオラン)Maoran (マオラン, 真麻蘭), harakeke in Māori, New Zealand flax outside New Zealand and New Zealand hemp in historical nautical contextsLife form: evergreen perennial forb Distribution: New Zealand - Norfolk Island Habitat: coastal lands, wetlands, shrublands and disturbed sites |
Use: fiber, splints, rafts nectar and medicinal, by Maori, and industrial use Synonyms:
Phormium ramosum (Lam.) Billb. |
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[1-3] in Jindai Botanical Gardens, Chofu, central Japan, on July 30 2025.