Helmholtzia glaberrima

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Monocots >   Commelinids > Commelinales > Philydraceae > Helmholtzia glaberrima

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Plant  information

Common name:               Stream lily   

Conservation status:   Rare and limited distribution

Etymology:   

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Flowers:                  

•  The tall flower spikes, which appear in the summer, are white or pale pink

Fruit:                         

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Leaves:         

• Long, dark-green strap-like leaves 

• Form clumps that are up to 2 metres high

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Stem & branches:  

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Roots:         

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Habit:        

• A rhizomatous perennial plant 

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Habitat:   

• Rainforest along creeks and gullies

Distribution:                  

• Native to NSW and Queensland

• They occur in and the McPherson Range and nearby areas of rainforest

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • The species was first formally described by English botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in The Botanical Magazine in 1873

  • He gave it the name Philydrum glaberrimum

  • The species was transferred to the genus Helmholtzia in 1881