''Borya'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of flowering plants in the family
Boryaceae
Boryaceae is a family of highly drought-tolerant flowering plants native to Australia, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family includes two genera, with twelve species in total in Australia.
Until recently, this family was n ...
,
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
, the
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (usually abbreviated to WCSP) was an "international collaborative programme that provides the latest peer reviewed and published opinions on the accepted scientific names and synonyms of selected p ...
accepted 11 species:
[Search for "Borya", ] The Western Australia Flora lists nine current taxa.
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Borya constricta
''Borya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boryaceae, endemic to Australia.
, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 11 species:Search for "Borya", The Western Australia Flora lists nine current taxa.
* ''Borya ...
''
Churchill - Western Australia
* ''
Borya laciniata''
Churchill - Western Australia
* ''
Borya longiscapa''
Churchill - Western Australia
* ''
Borya nitida''
Labill. -
Recherche Archipelago
The Archipelago of the Recherche, known locally as the Bay of Isles, is a group of 105 islands, and over 1200 "obstacles to shipping", off the south coast of Western Australia. The islands stretch from east to west and to off-shore encomp ...
, Western Australia
* ''
Borya scirpoidea''
Lindl. - Western Australia
* ''Borya'' sp. Wheatbelt (A.S. George 16470)
* ''
Borya sphaerocephala''
R.Br. - Western Australia
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Borya stenophylla
''Borya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boryaceae, endemic to Australia.
, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 11 species:Search for "Borya", The Western Australia Flora lists nine current taxa.
* ''Borya ...
''
M.D.Barrett - Western Australia
* ''
Borya subulata''
G.A.Gardner - Western Australia
* ''
Borya jabirabela''
Churchill - Northern Territory
* ''
Borya septentrionalis''
F.Muell. - Queensland
* ''
Borya inopinata''
P.I.Forst. & E.J.Thomps. - Queensland
* ''
Borya mirabilis''
Churchill - Victoria
References
Boryaceae
Endemic flora of Australia
Asparagales genera
Asparagales of Australia
Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière
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