Thysanotus Explained

Thysanotus is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward into New Guinea and Southeast Asia as far north as southern China.^{[1] [2]}

Species include:

1. Thysanotus acerosifolius Brittan - Western Australia
2. Thysanotus anceps Lindl. - Fringe-Lily - Western Australia
3. Thysanotus arbuscula Baker - Western Australia
4. Thysanotus arenarius Brittan - Western Australia
5. Thysanotus asper Lindl. - Hairy Fringe-lily - Western Australia
6. Thysanotus banksii R.Br. - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New Guinea
7. Thysanotus baueri R.Br. - Mallee Fringe-lily. - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales
8. Thysanotus brachiatus Brittan - Western Australia
9. Thysanotus brachyantherus Brittan - Western Australia
10. Thysanotus brevifolius Brittan - Western Australia
11. Thysanotus chinensis Benth. - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea, Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory
12. Thysanotus cymosus Brittan - Western Australia
13. Thysanotus dichotomus (Labill.) R.Br. - Branching Fringe-lily - Western Australia
14. Thysanotus exiliflorus F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory
15. Thysanotus fastigiatus Brittan - Western Australia
16. Thysanotus formosus Brittan - Western Australia
17. Thysanotus fractiflexus Brittan South Australia (including Kangaroo Island)
18. Thysanotus gageoides Diels - Western Australia
19. Thysanotus glaucifolius Brittan - Western Australia
20. Thysanotus glaucus Endl. - Western Australia
21. Thysanotus gracilis R.Br. - Western Australia
22. Thysanotus isantherus R.Br. - Western Australia
23. Thysanotus juncifolius (Salisb.) J.H.Willis & Court - South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland
24. Thysanotus lavanduliflorus Brittan - Western Australia
25. Thysanotus manglesianus Kunth - Fringed Lily - Western Australia
26. Thysanotus multiflorus R.Br. - Many-flowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia
27. Thysanotus newbeyi Brittan - Western Australia
28. Thysanotus nudicaulis Brittan - Western Australia, South Australia
29. Thysanotus parviflorus Brittan - Western Australia
30. Thysanotus patersonii R.Br. - Twining Fringe-lily - Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales
31. Thysanotus pauciflorus R.Br.- Few-lowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia
32. Thysanotus pseudojunceus Brittan - Western Australia
33. Thysanotus pyramidalis Brittan - Western Australia
34. Thysanotus ramulosus Brittan - Western Australia
35. Thysanotus rectantherus Brittan - Western Australia
36. Thysanotus sabulosus Brittan - Western Australia
37. Thysanotus scaber Endl. - Western Australia
38. Thysanotus sparteus R.Br. - Western Australia
39. Thysanotus speckii Brittan - Western Australia
40. Thysanotus spiniger Brittan - Western Australia
41. Thysanotus tenellus Endl. in J.G.C.Lehmann - Western Australia, South Australia
42. Thysanotus tenuis Lindl. - Western Australia
43. Thysanotus teretifolius Brittan - Western Australia
44. Thysanotus thyrsoideus Baker - Western Australia
45. Thysanotus triandrus (Labill.) R.Br. - Western Australia
46. Thysanotus tuberosus R.Br. - Common Fringe-lily - New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria
47. Thysanotus unicupensis Sirisena, T.D.Macfarl. & Conran - Western Australia
48. Thysanotus vernalis Brittan - Western Australia
49. Thysanotus virgatus Brittan - New South Wales
50. Thysanotus wangariensis Brittan - South Australia

See also

• List of plants known as lily

References

• Web site: Thysanotus . 2007-10-12 . Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
  • Web site: Thysanotus . 2007-10-12 . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust .
• Web site: Thysanotus . 2007-10-12 . Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet . State Herbarium of South Australia .

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=289452 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=132980 Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 203, 异蕊草属 yi rui cao shu, Thysanotus R. Brown, Prodr. 282. 1810.