Hemerocallidaceae R.Br.
Caesia arcuata T.D.Macfarl., Conran & C.J.French , legitimate, scientific
Macfarlane, T.D., Conran, J.G. & French, C.J. (6 October 2020), Caesia arcuata (Hemerocallidaceae) from Western Australia, a new rarity with curved inflorescence branches. Nuytsia 31: 239-242, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Hopetoun, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 16 December 2010, T.D. Macfarlane & C.J. French TDM 5228 (holo: PERTH 08873976; iso: AD, CANB, K, MEL, PERTH 09179860)."
taxonomic synonym: Caesia sp. Hopetoun (T.D.Macfarlane & C.J.French TDM 5228) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Curved Grass Lily [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin arcuatus (curved like a bow), alluding to the shape of the inflorescence branches."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (24 June 2021), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2020. Nuytsia 32: 7 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Caesia sp. Hopetoun (T.D.Macfarlane & C.J.French TDM 5228) WA Herbarium [n/a]