- Family:
- Asphodelaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Dianella Lam. ex Juss.
Dianella ensifolia (L.) Redouté

Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Réunion, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Florida, Jamaica
- Anthericum japonicum Thunb.
- Charlwoodia ensata (Thunb.) Göpp.
- Cordyline ensifolia (L.) Planch.
- Dracaena ensata Thunb.
- Dracaena ensifolia L.
- Dracaena nemorosa Steud.
- Eustrephus javanicus D.Dietr.
- Liliago japonica (Thunb.) C.Presl
- Phalangium japonicum (Thunb.) Poir.
- Dianella albiflora Hallier f.
- Dianella carinata Hallier f.
- Dianella ensata (Thunb.) R.J.F.Hend.
- Dianella ensifolia f. albiflora T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying
- Dianella ensifolia f. racemulifera (Schlittler) T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying
- Dianella ensifolia f. straminea (Yatabe) Kitam.
- Dianella flabellata Hallier f.
- Dianella forsteri (Spreng.) Endl.
- Dianella humilis Lodd. ex Steud.
- Dianella ledermannii K.Krause
- Dianella mauritiana Blume
- Dianella montana Blume
- Dianella monticola K.Krause
- Dianella nemorosa Lam.
- Dianella nemorosa f. caeruloides Schlittler
- Dianella nemorosa f. ensifolia (L.) Schlittler
- Dianella obscura Kunth
- Dianella parviflora Zipp. ex Hallier f.
- Dianella parviflora Ridl.
- Dianella philippensis Perr.
- Dianella pullei K.Krause
- Dianella robusta Elmer
- Dianella sparsiflora Schlittler
- Dianella straminea Yatabe
- Conanthera forsteri Spreng.
- Walleria paniculata Fritsch
Dianella ensifolia (L.) Redouté appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Nov 13, 2012 | Cheng, S.K. et al. [CL1224], Cambodia | K000524424 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2012 | Nguyen [2031], Vietnam | K000524324 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2012 | Rafidah [FRI 51607], Malaysia | K000524378 | No | ||
Nov 14, 2011 | Poilane [434], Cambodia | K000524260 | No | ||
Jan 16, 2009 | Baker [1312], New Guinea | K000524370 | No | ||
Sturgeon, K.E. [30867], Zimbabwe | 2415.000 | No | |||
Jeffrey, C. [362], Seychelles | 24470.000 | No | |||
Jeffrey, C. [371], Seychelles | 24471.000 | No | |||
Coode, M.J.E. [5045], Mauritius | 39902.000 | No | |||
Wild, H. [30391], Zimbabwe | 4446.000 | No | |||
Ridley, H.N. [15935], Peninsular Malaysia | K000292026 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.], Peninsular Malaysia | K000292027 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.], Peninsular Malaysia | K000292028 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Haviland, G.D. [1156], Sabah | K000292029 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Haviland, G.D. [1260], Malaysia | K000292030 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.] | Dracaena ensifolia | K000523695 | No | ||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5143] | Dracaena ensifolia | K001104915 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5169] | Dianella nemorosa | K001120024 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5169] | Dianella nemorosa | K001120020 | No | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5169] | Dianella nemorosa | K001120023 | Yes | ||
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 5169], Mauritius | Dianella nemorosa | K001120018 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5169], Nepal | Dianella nemorosa | K001120021 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5169] | Dianella nemorosa | K001120019 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5169], Singapore | Dianella nemorosa | K001120022 | Yes |
First published in Liliac. 1: t. 1 (1802)
Accepted by
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
- Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
- Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
- Guillaumin, A. (1948). Compendium de la Flore Phanérogamique des Nouvelles Hébrides Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Geologique Colonial de Marseille, VI, 5-6: 1-56.
- Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
- Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.
- National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
- Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Perrier de la Bathie, H. (1938). Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 40: 1-147. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
- Pope, G.V. (ed.) (2001). Flora Zambesiaca 12(3): 1-106. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Santisuk, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (2008). Flora of Thailand 9(2): 91-188. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
- Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
- Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the Southern Ryukyu Islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Insitition Press, Washington.
- Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
- Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
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