Caesia

Caesia
Caesia parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Caesia
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bidwillia Herb.
  • Nanolirion Benth.

Caesia is a genus of herbs in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae,[2] native to Australia, New Guinea and Southern Africa.[1] The mostly 3-lobed seed capsules contain rounded black seeds.[3]

Species[1]
  1. Caesia alpina Hook.f. - alpine grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
  2. Caesia calliantha R.J.F.Hend. - blue grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia
  3. Caesia capensis (Bolus) Oberm. - Cape Province of South Africa
  4. Caesia chlorantha F.Muell. - New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
  5. Caesia micrantha Lindl. - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal
  6. Caesia occidentalis R.Br. - Western Australia
  7. Caesia parviflora R.Br. - pale grass-lily - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia
  8. †Caesia rigidifolia F.Muell. - Queen Victoria Springs in Western Australia but extinct
  9. Caesia sabulosa Boatwr. & J.C.Manning - Cape Province
  10. Caesia setifera Baker - Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, New Guinea
  11. Caesia subulata Baker - Madagascar
  12. Caesia viscida Keighery - Western Australia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Caesia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Genus Caesia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
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