Arthropodium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Lomandroideae
Genus: Arthropodium
Species: A. bifurcatum – A. caesioides – A. candidum – A. cirratum – A. curvipes – A. dyeri – A. milleflorum – A. minus – A. neocaledonicum
Name

Arthropodium R.Br., Prodr. 276: (1810)

Type species: Non designatus

References

Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 276. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Arthropodium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Arthropodium. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 22 2015. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Arthropodium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sept. 2015.

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]
Taxonomy
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

Human uses

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.
See also

List of plants known as lily

References

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
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"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"