Accession Data:
Xeronema moorei Brongn. & Gris
- Common Name:
- Family: Xeronemataceae
- Country of Origin: New Caledonia (endemic)
- Habitat: thickets in rocky areas at high elevations with very alkaline substrate
- Culture: Grows in rocky thickets in very alkaline substrate. Best grown in rock slab with compost in a tall, narrow pot. Allow to become root bound for best flowers. Can be grown as an epiphyte and prefers to be watered and fertilized with a high N fertilizer frequently.
- USDA Zone: 10b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200900076
- Source: Tobias Spanner - www.rarepalmseeds.com
- Accession Date: 11-20-2009
- Bench: 2311 - New Zealand/Australia
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 4 confirmed on 04-10-2025
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Xeronemataceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Caledonia
References (external):
- Pacific Bulb Society
- Moore, Lucy B., The Species of Xeronema (Liliaceae), Pacific Science, Vol. XI, October, 1957
- Xeronemataceae, a New Family of Asparagoid Lilies from New Caledonia and New Zealand, Author(s): Mark W. Chase, Paula J. Rudall, Michael F. Fay, Kate L. Stobart Source: Kew Bulletin, Vol. 55, No. 4 (2000), pp. 865-870
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- Image #03 (original) by Xue Davis (Own work). Used with permission. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
- Images #05, 06 & 07 by Adam Black with permission. All rights reserved. Last accessed on Tuesday, 11 February, 2020.
data regenerated on Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:06:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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