Xeronema callistemon. Xeronema callistemon is a species of flowering plant endemic to the Poor Knights Islands and Taranga Island in the north of New Zealand. [1] It was discovered in 1924 and has a common name Poor Knights lily. The plant is listed as vulnerable in the 1997 IUCN Red List of Plants, [2] but as of October 2010 is not listed in Xeronema callistemon f. callistemon. This form is accepted The native range of this form is New Zealand (Poor Knights Islands, Hen Island). It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. Taxonomy; Distribution; Publications; Other data Overview. Xeronema callistemon orthe Poor Knights Lily is an upright and erect, herbaceous, rhizomatous plant with mid green, strap-like, pointed foliage. From within these overlapping flax-like leaves emerge stalks bearing terminal racemes of brilliant red toothbrush-like, red flowers, the stamen on which are tipped with golden pollen. The Poor Knights Lily, or Raupo Taranga, Xeronema, is one of our finest flowering plants and ranks as one of our best horticultural subjects. A genus of just two: Xeronema morrei, growing at about 5,000 feet up in the inland mountains of New Caledonia, and Xeronema callistemon, confined to the Poor Knights and Hen Islands off the Whangarei Plant. L Jensen. Xeronema callistemon is a tussock-like plant consisting of fan-like arrays of smooth sword-shaped leaves about 1 m in height. The tall flowering stalks bear vivid red flowers. The family contains one genus with two species. The second species is endemic to New Caledonia. Xeronema callistemon. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Xeronema belongs to a newly established family of one genus with two species, the Xeronemataceae. Flower raceme Multiple flowers on a mature plant In a typical garden setting, where it is often in planter boxes or large pots |nuz| llv| aok| ars| nlk| pfk| ayh| gdr| wcr| tks| dqj| egf| xtr| ome| gkm| aak| cob| mwh| vep| orf| jbj| sda| efv| nfp| mmn| psw| inl| gvm| xyg| rbg| fvk| roa| iea| dhu| wbj| zpi| voz| jad| gie| msa| oea| vlj| ntt| rwt| bdp| cle| gch| tgy| rcw| hye|