1017.000 Dianella Lam. ex Juss. - Flax-lilies

Description of the genus

Glabrous, rhizomatous perennial herbs. Inflorescence a pedunculate panicle. Perianth petaloid, marcescent. Fruit a shiny blue berry. Seeds glossy, black.

Derivation of name: from Latin: dianella the diminutive of Diana, the goddess of hunting.

Worldwide: 20 species in tropical eastern Africa, Indomalesia and Madagascar.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
ensifolia (L.) DC.	MS	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Dianella:

Our websites:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Dianella
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Dianella

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dianella
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dianella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dianella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dianella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Dianella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dianella
JSTOR Plant Science: Dianella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dianella
Plants of the World Online: Dianella
Tropicos: Dianella
Wikipedia: Dianella