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''Tricoryne'' 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 perennial 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, ...
. All species are native to Australia with two species extending to
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
; within Australia they occur in all 6 states and the
Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
. ;Species # '' Tricoryne anceps'' R.Br. - New Guinea, Queensland # '' Tricoryne corynothecoides'' Keighery - Western Australia # '' Tricoryne elatior'' R.Br. - Yellow Rush-lily - all 6 states plus Northern Territory # '' Tricoryne humilis'' Endl. - Western Australia # '' Tricoryne muricata'' Baker - Queensland # '' Tricoryne platyptera'' Rchb.f - New Guinea, Queensland # '' Tricoryne simplex'' R.Br. - New South Wales # '' Tricoryne tenella'' R.Br. - Mallee Rush-lily - Western Australia, South Australia (including Kangaroo Island)


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Asphodelaceae genera Asparagales of Australia Flora of the Australasian realm {{Australia-plant-stub