Dietes robinsoniana

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Monocots > Asparagales > Iridaceae  >  Dietes robinsoniana  

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Plant  information

Common name:               Lord Howe Wedding Lily

Conservation status: Uncommon

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• The flowers are white with yellow markings near the centre

• Flowering occurs from September to December

• The flowers are white with yellow, lasting for one day only

Fruit:                         

• Flat triangular seeds form in a roundish shaped capsule, 3 to 4 cm long

• The black seeds are around 10 mm long

Leaves:         

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Growing up to 1.5 m tall, the leaves are sword-shaped or linear, 4 to 7 cm wide 

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Habitat:   

• It grows on cliff faces, often in exposed situations

• Found also on forest margins and the tops of Mount Gower and Mount Lidgbird and behind the beaches on Lord Howe Island

Distribution:                  

• Is found naturally only on Lord Howe Island

•  It is one of the world's most intriguing and remarkable biogeographic disjunctions, with its nearest phylogenetic relatives occurring in Africa

Additional notes:     

• This is the largest plant in the genus Dietes 

• It does not tolerate cold temperatures

• It is an uncommon plant, though it may be locally abundant in certain sites

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietes_robinsoniana (2023)