| Tasmania are
four native species of vanilla lilies (Arthropodium spp.). These
are tufted plants with narrow grass-like leaves, and branched
inflorescences carrying smallish white to mauve flowers that often hang
upside down. The species formerly known as Dichopogon strictus
is now known as Arthropodium strictum. Arthropodium was once considered to be part of Liliaceae, which was
a very artificial grouping of plants and has therefore been
splintered in numerous families. To see the fates of the other
Tasmanian genera formerly in Liliaceae click
here. |
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