Caesia

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Caesia

Caesia parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Asparagales
Family:  | Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:  | Hemerocallidoideae
Genus:  | Caesia
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]

* Bidwillia Herb.
* Nanolirion Benth.

Caesia is a genus of herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae,[2] native to Australia , New Guinea, Madagascar and Southern Africa.[1] The mostly 3-lobed seed capsules contain rounded black seeds.[3] The genus was named in honour of Federico Cesi (1585-1630), an Italian scientist.

## Species

[1]

1. Caesia alpina Hook.f. \- alpine grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
2. Caesia calliantha R.J.F.Hend. \- blue grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia
3. Caesia capensis (Bolus) Oberm. \- Cape Province of South Africa
4. Caesia chlorantha F.Muell. \- New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
5. Caesia micrantha Lindl. \- New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland
6. Caesia occidentalis R.Br. \- Western Australia
7. Caesia parviflora R.Br. \- pale grass-lily - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia
8. †Caesia rigidifolia F.Muell. \- Queen Victoria Springs in Western Australia but extinct. Last recorded near Zanthus in 1875.
9. Caesia sabulosa Boatwr. & J.C.Manning \- Cape Province
10. Caesia setifera Baker \- Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, New Guinea
11. Caesia subulata Baker \- Madagascar
12. Caesia viscida Keighery \- Western Australia

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Caesia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=301545. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
2. ↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Hemerocallidoideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
3. ↑ "Genus Caesia". 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=Caesia. Retrieved 2008-09-09.

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