Biology:Herpolirion

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Herpolirion
Grass lily imported from iNaturalist photo 171810511 on 8 October 2023.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Herpolirion
Hook.f.[1]
Species:
H. novae-zelandiae
Binomial name
Herpolirion novae-zelandiae
Hook.f.
Synonyms

Herpolirion tasmaniae Hook.f.

Herpolirion is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asphodelaceae,[2] subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. The sole species is Herpolirion novae-zelandiae, commonly known as sky lily. It is native to New Zealand as well as the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia .[3]

The species was first formally described in 1853 by Joseph Dalton Hooker based on specimens collected by William Colenso from the plains near Taupō in the North Island of New Zealand. Hooker's description was published in 1853 in The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Herpolirion". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Herpolirion. 
  2. "Genus: Herpolirion Hook.f.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?5576. 
  3. McCune, S. & D.W. Hardin. "Genus Herpolirion". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Herpolirion. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18670047 entry