Xeronema callistemon

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Xeronema callistemon']

• English: Poor Knights Lily
• Māori: Raupō taranga
• русский: Ксеронема красивотычинковая

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Xeronemataceae • Genus: Xeronema • Species: Xeronema callistemon Brongn. & Gris (1926)

Status

Range Restricted

Structural Class

Monocotyledonous Herbs

Qualifier

IE

Distribution

Endemic. Only known from the Poor Knights Islands near Tutukaka, and from Hen (Taranga) Island,near Whangarei. Xeronema belongs to a newly established family of one genus with two species, the Xeronemataceae.

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  Flower raceme
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  Multiple flowers on a mature plant
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  In a typical garden setting, where it is often in planter boxes or large pots