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Genus of plants
Proiphys is a
genus of
herbaceous ,
perennial and
bulbous plants in the family
Amaryllidaceae , subfamily
Amaryllidoideae .
[4] It includes 5 accepted species
[5] that are native to
Southeast Asia ,
Papuasia , and
Australia .
[6]
Species
[3]
[7]
Proiphys alba (
R.Br. )
Mabb.
[8] -
New Guinea ,
Qld ,
NT ,
WA
Proiphys amboinensis (
L. ) Herb.
[1] -
Thailand ,
Philippines ,
Sulawesi ,
Lesser Sunda Islands ,
Papuasia ,
Qld ,
WA ; known as "Cardwell Lily"
[9]
Proiphys cunninghamii (
Aiton ex
Lindl. ) Mabb.
[8] -
Qld ,
NSW ; known as "Brisbane Lily" or "Moreton Bay Lily"
[9]
Proiphys infundibularis
D.L.Jones &
Dowe
[10] -
Qld
Proiphys kimberleyensis
M.D.Barrett &
R.L.Barrett
[11] -
Northwestern Australia
Uses
Their flowers and leaves make them desirable garden subjects, but they are not widely cultivated as ornamental plants.
[6]
References
^
a
b Appendix: 42 (1821).
^
"Proiphys " .
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database . Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-11-01 .
^
a
b Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Proiphys . Accessed May 26, 2009.
^ Stevens, P.F.,
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
^
"Proiphys Herb. : Plants of the World Online" . Royal Botanic Garden Kew Science . Retrieved August 10, 2019 .
^
a
b Effie Mullins, 1989.
The genus Proiphys . Australian National Botanical Gardens. Accessed May 26, 2009.
^
Atlas of Living Australia, genus Proiphys
^
a
b Taxon 29: 601 (1980).
^
a
b
"Adriana " .
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database . Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-11-01 .
^ Austrobaileya 6: 121 (2001).
^
"Proiphys kimberleyensis M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett | Plants of the Word Online | Kew Science" . Kew Science . Retrieved August 10, 2019 .