Tricoryne is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae.[3] All species are native to Australia with two species extending to New Guinea; within Australia they occur in all 6 states and the Northern Territory.[4]

Tricoryne
Tricoryne elatior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Tricoryne
R.Br.[1][2]
Species[5][6]
  1. Tricoryne anceps R.Br. - New Guinea, Queensland
  2. Tricoryne corynothecoides Keighery - Western Australia
  3. Tricoryne elatior R.Br. - Yellow Rush-lily - all 6 states plus Northern Territory
  4. Tricoryne humilis Endl. - Western Australia
  5. Tricoryne muricata Baker - Queensland
  6. Tricoryne platyptera Rchb.f - New Guinea, Queensland
  7. Tricoryne simplex R.Br. - New South Wales
  8. Tricoryne tenella R.Br. - Mallee Rush-lily - Western Australia, South Australia (including Kangaroo Island)

References edit

  1. ^ "Tricoryne". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Brown, R. (1810). "Tricoryne". Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 278. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Hemerocalloideae
  4. ^ McCune, S. & D.W. Hardin. "Genus Tricoryne". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  5. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. ^ "Tricoryne". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 10 September 2008.