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Calostemma is a small genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae), commonly known as Wilcannia Lily. It consists of three species endemic to Australia, where they are distributed in arid regions with summer precipitation.

Species

Garland lily

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Native toNew South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Observations724

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
5
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Collections
MEL, BRIT
Recorded in
Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Calostemmateae
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taxon name
Calostemma
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Calostemma
Commons category
Calostemma
taxon common name
美冠水仙属
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Calostemma is a small genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae), commonly known as Wilcannia Lily. It consists of three species endemic to Australia, where they are distributed in arid regions with summer precipitation.

==Description== Members of Calostemma often flower in a leafless state, the narrow, shining-green, strap-like leaves usually preceding flowering and reaching a length of 25–30 cm. Flower colour is a purplish red or yellow with a tube sometimes paler and the anthers yellow.

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