Doryanthes

Doryanthes
Doryanthes excelsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Doryanthaceae
R.Dahlgren & Clifford[2]
Genus: Doryanthes
Corrêa[1]
Species

Doryanthes is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Doryanthaceae. The genus consists of two species, D. excelsa (gymea lily) and D. palmeri (giant spear lily), both endemic natives of the coast of Eastern Australia.[3] Doryanthaceae is part of the order Asparagales (the asparagoid lilies).

Plants grow in a rosette form, only flowering after more than 10 years. They enjoy a warm environment, good soil, and much water during the warmest time of the year.[3]

  1. ^ Search for "Doryanthes", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-06-01
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference APG3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Botanica : The Illustrated A–Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them, Köln: Köneman, 2004, ISBN 978-3-8331-1253-9, p. 312