''Caesia'' is a genus of herbs in the family
Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 4 ...
, subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae
Hemerocallidoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants, part of the Family (biology), family Asphodelaceae ''sensu lato'' in the monocot Order (biology), order Asparagales according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG system of APG IV system, ...
,
[Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)]
"Hemerocallidoideae"
''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website''. Retrieved 2016-06-10. native to Australia,
New Guinea
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, Madagascar and
Southern Africa
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.
The mostly 3-lobed seed capsules contain rounded black seeds.
The genus was named in honour of
Federico Cesi
Federico Angelo Cesi (; 26 February 1585 – 1 August 1630) was an Italian scientist, naturalist, and founder of the Accademia dei Lincei. On his father's death in 1630, he became briefly lord of Acquasparta.
Biography
Federico Cesi was ...
(1585-1630), an Italian scientist.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Caesia:''
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Caesia alpina'' - alpine grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
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Caesia arcuata''
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Caesia calliantha'' - blue grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia
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Caesia capensis'' - Cape Province of South Africa
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Caesia chlorantha'' - New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
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Caesia contorta''
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Caesia micrantha'' - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland
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Caesia occidentalis'' - Western Australia
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Caesia parviflora'' - pale grass-lily - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia
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Caesia rigidifolia'' - Queen Victoria Springs in Western Australia but extinct. Last recorded near
Zanthus in 1875.
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Caesia sabulosa'' - Cape Province
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Caesia setifera'' - Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, New Guinea
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Caesia subulata'' - Madagascar
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Caesia viscida'' - Western Australia
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Caesia walalbai''
References
Asphodelaceae genera
Hemerocallidoideae
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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