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Dianella ensifolia

(L.) Redouté (1802)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Asphodelaceae Genus: Dianella

variegated flax lily

Description

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Synonyms (48)

Anthericum japonicum Thunb. (1784)
Charlwoodia ensata (Thunb.) Göpp. (1854)
Conanthera forsteri Spreng. (1825)
Cordyline ensifolia (L.) Planch. (1850)
Dianella albiflora Hallier f. (1914)
Dianella carinata Hallier f. (1914)
Dianella ensata (Thunb.) R.J.F.Hend. (1977)
Dianella ensifolia f. albiflora T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying (1978)
Dianella ensifolia f. racemulifera (Schlittler) T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying (1978)
Dianella ensifolia f. straminea (Yatabe) Kitam. (1984)
Dianella ensiformis
Dianella flabellata Hallier f. (1914)
Dianella forsteri (Spreng.) Endl. (1836)
Dianella humilis Lodd. ex Steud. (1840)
Dianella ledermannii K.Krause (1925)
Dianella mauritiana Blume (1827)
Dianella montana Blume (1827)
Dianella monticola K.Krause (1925)
Dianella nemorosa Lam. (1786)
Dianella nemorosa f. aspera Schlittler (1940)
Dianella nemorosa f. caeruloides Schlittler (1940)
Dianella nemorosa f. ensifolia (L.) Schlittler (1948)
Dianella nemorosa f. gracilis Schlittler (1940)
Dianella nemorosa f. pallescens Schlittler (1940)
Dianella nemorosa f. racemulifera Schlittler (1948)
Dianella nemorosa f. robusta (Elmer) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella obscura Kunth (1850)
Dianella odorata f. racemulifera Schlittler (1940)
Dianella parviflora Zipp. ex Hallier f. (1914)
Dianella philippensis Perr. (1825)
Dianella pullei K.Krause (1924)
Dianella robusta Elmer (1913)
Dianella sparsiflora Schlittler (1940)
Dianella sparsiflora var. albiflora (Hallier f.) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella sparsiflora var. carinata (Hallier f.) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella sparsiflora var. flabellata (Hallier f.) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella sparsiflora var. ledermannii (K.Krause) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella sparsiflora var. monticola (K.Krause) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella sparsiflora var. parviflora (Zipp. ex Hallier f.) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella sparsiflora var. pullei (K.Krause) Schlittler (1940)
Dianella straminea Yatabe (1893)
Dracaena ensata Thunb. (1808)
Dracaena ensifolia L. (1767)
Dracaena nemorosa Steud. (1840)
Eustrephus javanicus D.Dietr. (1840)
Liliago japonica (Thunb.) C.Presl (1845)
Phalangium japonicum (Thunb.) Poir. (1804)
Walleria paniculata Fritsch (1890)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Liliac. 1: t. 1 (1802)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dianella ensifolia Kaloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley. Mascarene Islands collection on west side of Lawai Stream. Mascarene Islands collection on west side of Lawai Stream. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb to 50 cm., stems suberect, forming dense clump. Leaves distichous, dark green with reddish tinged margins. Sterile grown from seed collected at Le Petrin, Mauritius (Lorence 69825, in 8/22/91). Lorence, D.H. 10529 Kauai BISH 2012-05-08
2 Dianella ensifolia Bishop Museum campus, Hawaiian Hall courtyard adjacent to Castle Hall. HUMAN_OBSERVATION Lorence, D.H.; Muscat, K.M. Oahu HAPI 5/8/2012
3 Dianella ensifolia Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Erect herb 1 m tall; corollas blue. Miller, J.S. 7869 Oahu BISH 1992-07-31
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