Arthropodium
Arthropodium
Genus of flowering plants
Arthropodium is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the subfamily Lomandroideae of the family Asparagaceae.[1] Members of this genus are native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Madagascar.[2]
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Arthropodium | |
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Arthropodium cirratum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
Genus: | Arthropodium R. Br. |
Species | |
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Accepted species
Species accepted as of July 2014 are:[2][3][4]
- Arthropodium bifurcatum Heenan, A.D.Mitch. & de Lange – New Zealand North Island
- Arthropodium caesioides H.Perrier – Madagascar
- Arthropodium candidum Raoul – New Zealand North and South Islands
- Arthropodium cirratum (G.Forst.) R.Br. – rengarenga, renga lily, New Zealand rock lily, or maikaika – New Zealand North and South Islands
- Arthropodium curvipes S.Moore – Western Australia
- Arthropodium dyeri (Domin) Brittan – Western Australia
- Arthropodium milleflorum (Redouté) J.F.Macbr. – pale vanilla lily – New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania
- Arthropodium minus R.Br. – small vanilla lily – New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania
- Arthropodium neocaledonicum Baker – New Caledonia
Formerly included species
- Arthropodium fimbriatum R.Br. – see Dichopogon fimbriatus
- Arthropodium strictum R.Br. – chocolate lily – see Dichopogon strictus
The rhizomes of some species can be eaten as root vegetables, including A. cirratum, A. milleflorum, A. minus, and A. strictum.[citation needed] A. cirratum is native to New Zealand, where it may once have been farmed. It is used for medicine as well as food, and has symbolic importance in traditional Māori culture.
- Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
- "Arthropodium". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, archived from the original on June 28, 2009, retrieved 2011-05-25, search for "Dichopogon"
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- Significance of A. cirratum in Maori culture
- Plants for a Future database on A. milleflorum
- Photograph of underground parts of A. milleflorum
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