Tricoryne
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Tricoryne is a genus
of perennial herbs in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae
, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. All species are native to Australia with one extending to New Guinea
; within Australia they occur in all mainland states except the Northern Territory
.
Species include :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of perennial herbs in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription of the family has varied wildly....
, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. All species are native to Australia with one extending to New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
; within Australia they occur in all mainland states except the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
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Species include :
- Tricoryne anceps R.Br.
- Tricoryne corynothecoides Keighery
- Tricoryne elatior R.Br. - Yellow Rush-lily
- Tricoryne humilis Endl.
- Tricoryne muricata Baker
- Tricoryne simplex R.Br.
- Tricoryne tenella R.Br. - Mallee Rush-lily