Dianella lignosa (Asphodelaceae), a new species from the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia

Russell L Barrett; Matthew D Barrett

doi:10.7751/telopea15789

Systematics; Plant taxonomy; Nomenclature; Plant Evolution; Plant Conservation; Plant Morphology; Plant Phenology; Identification tools; Australia; Australasia; New South Wales; Australian Capital Territory; Queensland; Western Australia; South Australia; Northern Territory; Victoria; Tasmania; New Zealand; New Caledonia; New Guinea; Lord Howe Island;

Dianella lignosa (Asphodelaceae), a new species from the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia

Authors

Russell L Barrett National Herbarium of New South Wales
Matthew D Barrett Australian Tropical Herbarium http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2926-4291

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea15789

Keywords:

Plant systematics, Australia, Kimberley

Abstract

We here describe Dianella lignosa R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett (Asphodelaceae) as a new species from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, previously included under Dianella longifolia R.Br. The new species is readily identifiable by its thick, woody lateral rhizomes, and also differs from D. longifolia in leaf and floral characters.

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Published

2022-07-20

Issue

Vol. 25

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Articles

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