Stypandra

Species of plant

Stypandra
Stypandra glauca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Stypandra
Species

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Stypandra is a small genus of rhizomatous perennials in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. They are native to Australia and New Caledonia.

Two species are currently recognized:[1]

  • Stypandra glauca R.Br. (Nodding Blue Lily or Blind Grass) - Australia and New Caledonia[2]
  • Stypandra jamesii Hopper - Western Australia[3]

See also Thelionema

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Stypandra
  2. ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 279.
  3. ^ Hopper, Stephan Donald. 1999. Nuytsia 13: 248
Taxon identifiers
Stypandra