- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 6:423 (1873)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Bulbaceous, perennial, herb, 0.3-0.65(-0.9) m high. Fl. yellow/orange, Sep to Oct. Sand, lateritic gravel, clay, sandstone.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 150-170 mm long, 0.7-1 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin absent; hairs on the surface of the leaf absent (leaf surfaces glabrous). Scape present, glabrous, 680 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 4-6 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 2-2.5 mm long; pedicels present, 1.5-2.5 mm long; flowers 4-5 mm long. Perianth glabrous, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow or red or reddish-brown to purple, clearly with three inner and three outer tepals, the inner segments 3-3.2 mm long. Stamens three, in one level; filaments 0-0.3 mm long; anther 2-2.2 mm long, without an appendage. Style 4.8-5 mm long. Flowers in September or October. Occurs in the Northern Kimberley IBRA bioregion(s), of the Northern Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Mitchell.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.