Doryanthes

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Monocots >  Asparagales > Doryanthaceae > Doryanthes 

Other links:     

Plant  information

Common name:       Gymea Lily

Conservation status:    Vulnerable in NSW

Etymology:   

• Spear flower

Flowers:                  

• Flowering after more than 10 years

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

• A rosette of large sword-shaped leaves

Stem:         

• None

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Plants grow in a rosette form

Habitat:   

• They enjoy a warm environment, good soil, and much water during the warmest time of the year

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to eastern Australia

Species:                     

• World:           2 

• Australia:     2 

• Doryanthes is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Doryanthaceae

• The genus consists of two species

  • D. excelsa (gymea lily) 

  • D. palmeri (giant spear lily)

Additional notes:     

• The genus Doryanthes was first described in 1802 by the Portuguese priest, statesman, philosopher and botanist José Francisco Corrêa da Serra (1751–1823), a close friend of Joseph Banks

• The family Doryanthaceae, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots, has only recently been recognized by taxonomists

• Formerly the genus was usually placed in the family Agavaceae, now the subfamily Agavoideae of the family Asparagaceae

Sources of information:

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