Stypandra

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Stypandra
Species S. glauca – S. jamesii
Name

Stypandra R.Br., Prodr. 278. (1810)

Type species: Stypandra glauca R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 279 (1810)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Styponema Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 67 (1866).

References

Brown, R. (1810) Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 278. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Stypandra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Stypandra. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 19 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Stypandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 19.

Stypandra is a small genus of rhizomatous perennials in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. They are native to Australia and New Caledonia.

Two species are currently recognized:[1]

Stypandra glauca R.Br. (Nodding Blue Lily or Blind Grass) - Australia and New Caledonia[2]
Stypandra jamesii Hopper - Western Australia[3]

See also Thelionema
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Stypandra
Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 279.

Hopper, Stephan Donald. 1999. Nuytsia 13: 248

Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Stypandra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
"Stypandra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. "Stypandra". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 2007-10-05.