Phormium tenax J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
(New Zealand Flax)

Interactions where Phormium tenax is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(dead) dead is decayed by pycnidium of Hendersonia coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Hendersonia phormii a coelomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Hendersonia phormii/Hendersonia phormiia coelomycetepycnidiumHendersonia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Xanthorrhoeaceae/Phormium tenax/Phormium tenaxNew Zealand flaxdead pycnidium of Hendersonia coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead
(live) live is decayed by Rhodesiopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Rhodesiopsis gelatinosa a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Rhodesiopsis gelatinosa/Rhodesiopsis gelatinosaa coelomyceteRhodesiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Xanthorrhoeaceae/Phormium tenax/Phormium tenaxNew Zealand flaxlive Rhodesiopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on live
leaf base (live) live leaf base has sap sucked by Major Balanococcus diminutus Phormium Mealybug, New Zealand Flax Mealybug Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Balanococcus diminutus/Balanococcus diminutusphormium mealybug, New Zealand flax mealybug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Xanthorrhoeaceae/Phormium tenax/Phormium tenaxNew Zealand flaxliveleaf baseMajor (1-12)sucks sap of live leaf base
leaf leaf is decayed by Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Coniothyrium phormii a coelomycete Pleosporales: Coniothyriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. II … Sphaeropsidales (rest) + Melanconiales, Grove, W.B., 1937
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Coniothyriaceae/Coniothyrium phormii/Coniothyrium phormiia coelomyceteConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Xanthorrhoeaceae/Phormium tenax/Phormium tenaxNew Zealand flaxleaf Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Grove, W.B., 1937British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. II … Sphaeropsidales (rest) + MelanconialesVol II, 407pp, Cambridge University Press
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhormium tenax (New Zealand Flax)
GenusPhormium (New Zealand flaxes)
FamilyXANTHORRHOEACEAE (asphodels, red-hot-pokers & New Zealand flaxes)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax)

Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax):

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