Doryanthes palmeri

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Doryanthes palmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Doryanthaceae
Genus: Doryanthes
Species: D. palmeri
Binomial name
Doryanthes palmeri
A.W.Hill

Doryanthes palmeri (the Giant Spear Lily) is a plant of the genus Doryanthes. The plant is a native of Australia. It grows in a rosette and the leaves can reach the length of about 3 m (10 ft). The flowers arise in springtime on a stalk which may reach 5 m (16 ft) in height.[1] A succulent herb, its leaves are hairless and grow in the shape of a sword. The Giant Spear Lily is listed as Vulnerable under the New South Wales Threatened Species Act (1995).[2]

References

  1. "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 312. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  2. NSW National Parks
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