Caesia

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in biology, Caesia (Latin:Caesia R.Br.) is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae. The mostly 3-lobed seed capsules contain rounded black seeds. The genus was named in honour of Federico Cesi (1585-1630), an Italian scientist. The native range of this genus is S. Africa, Madagascar, New Guinea, Australia.

Scientific classification

Alias:: Caesia

Latin:: Caesia R.br.

Named by and Year:: 1585-1630

Domain:: Eukaryota

Kingdom:: Kingdom Plantae

Subkingdom:: Viridiplantae

Phylum:: Angiosperms

Class:: Monocotyledons

Order:: Asparagales

Family:: Asparagaceae

Subfamily:: Hemerocallidoideae

Genus:: Caesia

Clade:: Spermatophytes

Mode Of Reproduction:: Seeds

Description

Caesia Tufted perennial herbs, roots tuberous, or fleshy-fibrous or fibrous with or without tubers.

Leaves crowded at base of stem, linear.

Inflorescence paniculate; axis simple or branched, bracteate; lower bracts leaf-like, upper minute; flowers irregularly clustered, pedicellate. Tepals subequal, shortly fused, 3-veined, spirally twisted after flowering, ultimately falling, blue or rarely white. Stamens 6, attached to perianth basally; filaments ± slender, papillose, alternately long and short; anthers introrse, dehiscing by longitudinal slits. Ovules 2 per loculus; style filiform; stigma capitate, minute.

Fruit a capsule, ± 3-lobed, tardily dehiscent; seeds ± globose, black.

Distribution

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Bidwillia Herb.

Nanolirion Benth.