''Dianella intermedia'', is a perennial herb of the family
Asphodelaceae, subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae, found in the
Australian territories
The states and territories are federated administrative divisions in Australia, ruled by regional governments that constitute the second level of governance between the federal government and local governments. States are self-governing pol ...
of
Lord Howe Island and
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together with ...
. It was first described by
Stephan Endlicher
Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804, Bratislava (Pozsony) – 28 March 1849, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botanical Garden of Vienna.
Bio ...
in 1833.
It grows to 2 feet with pale violet flowers followed by turquoise berries.
References
Flora of Australia entry* Prodr. fl. Norfolk. 28. 1833
* Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
External links
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intermedia
Flora of Lord Howe Island
Flora of Norfolk Island
Plants described in 1833
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