Maolan

Japanese: マオラン

Also known as New Zealand hemp or New Zealand flax. A perennial plant of the Agavaceae family native to New Zealand. The leaves grow in bundles from the stump, and are sword-shaped with a pointed tip, 1.5 to 2.5 meters long and 12 to 15 cm wide. A flower stalk emerges from the center of the stump, and yellow spike-shaped flowers resembling lilies bloom. It is propagated by seeds or division. The leaves have well-developed sclerenchyma cells, and are cultivated for their fiber. They are used for mats, ropes, strings, nets, canvas, bags, and as a raw material for papermaking.

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Japanese:

ニュージーランドアサ（麻），ニューサイランとも。ニュージーランド原産のリュウゼツラン科の多年草。根株から葉を束生し，葉は先のとがった剣状で長さ1.5〜2.5m，幅12〜15cm。株の中央から花柄を出し，ユリに似た黄色の穂状花を開く。種子または株分けにより繁殖。葉には硬膜細胞が発達し，繊維を採るため栽培される。敷物，綱，紐(ひも)，網，帆布，袋類のほか，製紙原料にもする。

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