Doryanthes
Gymea Lily
Gymea Lily
D. excelsa (gymea lily)
Woodlands & dry sclrrophyll
Least concern
D. palmeri (giant spear lily)
Wet sclerophyll
Vulnerable
Wikipedia links: Angiosperms > Monocots > Asparagales > Doryanthaceae > Doryanthes
Other links:
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: