Asphodelaceae

Phormium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 47 (1776)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Norfolk Island, New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Antipodean Is., Chatham Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is.

Introduced into:

Ascension, Azores, Canary Is., Falkland Is., Great Britain, Guatemala, Hawaii, Ireland, Juan Fernández Is., Kermadec Is., Madeira, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
New Zealand K000644299 Type Yes
Gunn, R. [s.n.] New Zealand K000644300 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0