Shrub
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Charlwoodia ensata (Thunb.) Göpp. |
| synonym | Conanthera forsteri Spreng. |
| synonym | Cordyline ensifolia (L.) Planch. |
| synonym | Dianella albiflora Hallier f. |
| synonym | Dianella carinata Hallier f. |
| synonym | Dianella ensata (Thunb.) R.J.F.Hend. |
| synonym | Dianella ensifolia f. albiflora T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying |
| synonym | Dianella ensifolia f. racemulifera (Schlittler) T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying |
| synonym | Dianella ensifolia f. straminea (Yatabe) Kitam. |
| synonym | Dianella flabellata Hallier f. |
| synonym | Dianella forsteri (Spreng.) Endl. |
| synonym | Dianella humilis Lodd. ex Steud. |
| synonym | Dianella ledermannii K.Krause |
| synonym | Dianella mauritiana Blume |
| synonym | Dianella montana Blume |
| synonym | Dianella monticola K.Krause |
| synonym | Dianella nemorosa f. aspera Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella nemorosa f. caeruloides Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella nemorosa f. ensifolia (L.) Schlittler, nom. illeg. |
| synonym | Dianella nemorosa f. gracilis Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella nemorosa f. pallescens Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella nemorosa f. robusta (Elmer) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella nemorosa Lam., nom. superfl. |
| synonym | Dianella obscura Kunth |
| synonym | Dianella odorata f. racemulifera Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella parviflora Ridl. |
| synonym | Dianella philippensis Perrier |
| synonym | Dianella pullei K.Krause |
| synonym | Dianella robusta Elmer |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora Schlittler, nom. illeg. |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora var. albiflora (Hallier f.) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora var. carinata (Hallier f.) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora var. flabellata (Hallier f.) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora var. ledermannii (K.Krause) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora var. monticola (K.Krause) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora var. parviflora (Zipp. ex Hallier f.) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella sparsiflora var. pullei (K.Krause) Schlittler |
| synonym | Dianella straminea Yatabe |
| synonym | Dracaena ensata Thunb. |
| synonym | Dracaena ensifolia L. |
| synonym | Dracaena nemorosa Steud., nom. superfl. |
| synonym | Eustrephus javanicus D.Dietr. |
| synonym | Walleria paniculata Fritsch |
🗒 Common Names
| No Data |
📚 Overview
Description
Erect perennial herbs, to 1 m high. Leaves to 40 x 2.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, glabrous; sheath open, distichous. Flowers few, in panicled cymes; peduncle angled, smooth; pedicel 5 mm long, jointed; tepals 6, greenish white to blue, 6 x 4 mm, ovate; stamens 6, free, anthers oblong; ovary 3-celled, ovoid; ovules few; style slender. Berry ovoid, 7 mm across, smooth, blue; seeds few, compressed.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Grasslands and evergreen forests
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
Indo-Malesia to Pacific Islands
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Global Distribution
India: Assam
Indian Distribution
Assam
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Dracaena ensifolia L., Mant. Pl. 1: 63. 1767.
- Dracaena ensata Thunb., Diss. Bot. Drac. 1. 1808.
- Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. in Redoute, Liliac. 1. t.1. 1802; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 337. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1521(1063). 1928; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 400. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 481. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 344. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 457. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 724. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 506. 2005.
- Dianella ensata (Thunb.) Henderson, Taxon 26: 136. 1977; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 416. 1984.
Information Listing > References
- Dracaena ensifolia L., Mant. Pl. 1: 63. 1767.
- Dracaena ensata Thunb., Diss. Bot. Drac. 1. 1808.
- Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. in Redoute, Liliac. 1. t.1. 1802; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 337. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1521(1063). 1928; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 400. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 481. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 344. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 457. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 724. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 506. 2005.
- Dianella ensata (Thunb.) Henderson, Taxon 26: 136. 1977; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 416. 1984.
No Data
🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Asparagales |
| Family | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Genus | Dianella |
| Species | Dianella ensifolia (L.) Redouté |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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