Arthropodium

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Scientific Names

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Arthropodium is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants native to the Southern Hemisphere. It is sometimes placed in the family Asphodelaceae.

The rhizomes of some species can be eaten as root vegetables, including A. cirratum, A. milleflorum, A. minus, and A. strictum.

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.

Read about Arthropodium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Arthropodium (Greek, joint and foot, alluding to jointed pedicels). Liliaceae. Herbaceous perennials, allied to Anthericum, grown in the open in the South and otherwise in greenhouses. Tufted herbs 1-3 ft. high, with fibrous fleshy roots: Lvs. linear or lanceolate, crowded at base of st.: scape simple or branched: fls. white or violet, in racemes or panicles, on pedicels jointed at the middle; perianth persistent, the segms. 6 and distinct and 3-nerved; stamens 6, shorter than perianth: fr. a subglobose caps., 3-valved.—About 10 species in Austral., New Zeal., etc. Cult. and prop. as for Anthericum, requiring no special treatment. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

Species include:

• Arthropodium cirratum - rengarenga, renga lily, New Zealand rock lily, or maikaika
• Arthropodium curvipes S.Moore
• Arthropodium dyeri (Domin) Brittan
• Arthropodium fimbriatum R.Br.
• Arthropodium milleflorum (DC.) J.F.Macbr. - pale vanilla lily
• Arthropodium minus R.Br. - small vanilla lily
• Arthropodium paniculatum (Andrews) R.Br.
• Arthropodium pendulum DC.
• Arthropodium sp. Albury (A.D.J.Piesse 9) Vic. Herbarium
• Arthropodium sp. Mount Coot-tha (J.Conran s.n., 1983)
• Arthropodium sp. Snowy R. catchment (N.G.Walsh 6195) Vic. Herbarium
• Arthropodium sp. South-east Highlands (N.G.Walsh 811) Vic. Herbarium
• Arthropodium sp. Yenyenning (G.J. Keighery & N. Gibson 2957)
• Arthropodium strictum R.Br. - chocolate lily

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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