Doryanthaceae

E857204

Doryanthaceae is a small family of flowering plants native to eastern Australia, known for its large, showy, lily-like perennials.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Blandfordiaceae 1
Doryanthaceae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Monocots ⓘ
linked to: Liliopsida
climatePreference subtropical climate ⓘ
temperate climate ⓘ
containsGenus Doryanthes ⓘ
containsSpecies Doryanthes excelsa ⓘ
linked to: Doryanthes

Doryanthes palmeri ⓘ
linked to: Doryanthes
describedBy Antonio José Cavanilles ⓘ
distribution endemic to Australia ⓘ
ecologicalRole provides habitat for insects ⓘ
provides nectar for birds ⓘ
economicUse ornamental plants ⓘ
flowerColor pink ⓘ
red ⓘ
flowerType bisexual flowers ⓘ
growthForm perennial herb ⓘ
rosette-forming perennial ⓘ
habitat open forests ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasCommonCharacteristic large rosettes of leaves ⓘ
large showy inflorescences ⓘ
lily-like appearance ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies giant spear lily ⓘ
gymea lily ⓘ
inflorescenceType erect flowering stalk ⓘ
terminal panicle ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement basal rosette ⓘ
leafType evergreen leaves ⓘ
namedAfter genus Doryanthes ⓘ
nativeTo New South Wales ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ
eastern Australia ⓘ
order Asparagales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis ⓘ
pollination bird-pollinated ⓘ
insect-pollinated ⓘ
previousClassification included in Agavaceae in some older systems ⓘ
recognizedBy APG IV system ⓘ
region Australasia ⓘ
linked to: Oceania
reproduction sexual reproduction by seeds ⓘ
vegetative propagation from offsets ⓘ
seedDispersal gravity-dispersed seeds ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asparagales → includesFamily → Doryanthaceae ⓘ
Asparagales → includesFamily → Blandfordiaceae ⓘ
linked to: Doryanthaceae