Schelhammera undulata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Colchicaceae
Tribus: Tripladenieae

Genus: Schelhammera
Species: Schelhammera undulata
Name

Schelhammera undulata R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 274 (1810).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Parduyna undulata (R.Br.) Dandy, J. Bot. 70: 330 (1932).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales; Victoria

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 274.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Schelhammera undulata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Schelhammera undulata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Schelhammera undulata. Published online. Accessed: October 23 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Schelhammera undulata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 October 2019.

Vernacular names

Schelhammera undulata, the lilac lily, is a small plant found in eastern Australia. Widely distributed south of Lismore, New South Wales, though not commonly seen.[1]

The habitat is moist sites on the forest floor, it grows to 20 cm high. Leaves are hairless, egg-shaped to lanceolate in shape 20 to 50 mm long, 7 to 18 mm wide, with wavy edges.[2] Attractive flowers form in spring. The six petals are pink with purple anthers, flowers around 15 mm across. A wrinkled ovoid capsule forms, 2 to 4 mm wide. Inside are a small number of yellow or brown seeds.

The species first appeared in scientific literature in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae in 1810, authored by Robert Brown.
References

Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 234
"Schelhammera undulata". PlantNET – NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 25 September 2010.