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Calectasia

Taxonomic status Accepted

Occurrence status Present

Origin Native

Degree of establishment Native

Stem erect with wiry roots. Rhizomes present. Leaves alternate, 5–17 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, glabrous except for margin which is often scabrid; basal sheath straw-coloured; apex pungent to subobtuse. Inflorescence 1-flowered, terminal. Flowers bisexual, sessile, surrounded by dry, membranous bracts; perianth shining metallic blue or purple; stamens inserted at base of perianth lobes, anthers exserted, often turning orange, red or brown; ovary 1-locular, ovules 3; style exserted, turned to one side, longer than stamens, stigma simple. Fruit indehiscent; seed 1, spindle-shaped, c. 5 mm long.

11 species, 10 endemic in south-western WA and 1 endemic in south-eastern SA and western Victoria.

Source:

Conn, B.J. (1994). Xanthorrhoeaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., ‍Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons‍, pp. 720–734. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 24 Jun. 2019