Xerolirion

Basil's asparagus
Xerolirion divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Xerolirion A.S.George
Species:	X. divaricata
Binomial name
Xerolirion divaricata A.S.George

Xerolirion is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The only known species is Xerolirion divaricata, commonly known as Basil's asparagus, from Western Australia . ^{[4] [5]}

Both genus and species were first described by Alex George in 1986. ^[6]

References

1. Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
2. "Xerolirion". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
3. "Genus: Xerolirion A. S. George". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
4. "Xerolirion divaricata". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
5. "Xerolirion divaricata". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
6. George, A.S. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Appendix: Xerolirion. Flora of Australia 46: 229-230