Doryanthes excelsa (Australia)

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Doryanthes excelsa (Australia)

Doryanthes excelsa Corrêa, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 213 1802. (Syn: Furcraea australis Haw.);

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Flora-australia-34: Doryanthes excelsa-The Gymea lily.
This D. excelsa and D.palmeri -these two species make up the family Doryanthaceae.

Lovely photographs of an unusual looking plant.

References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-304540?ref=tpl1

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