Caesia
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{For|the sea snail|Caesia (gastropod)}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|taxon = Caesia
|image = Caesia parviflora.jpg
|image_caption = Caesia parviflora
|authority = R.Br.
|synonyms=
- Bidwillia Herb.
- Nanolirion Benth.
}}
Caesia is a genus of herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae,Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). [http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/orders/metteniusalesweb.html#Hemerocallidaceae "Hemerocallidoideae"]. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2016-06-10. native to Australia, New Guinea, Madagascar and Southern Africa. The mostly 3-lobed seed capsules contain rounded black seeds.{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Caesia |title=Genus Caesia |accessdate=2008-09-09 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}} The genus was named in honour of Federico Cesi (1585-1630), an Italian scientist.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Caesia:{{Cite web |title=Caesia R.Br. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24085-1 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}
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- Caesia alpina {{small|Hook.f.}} - alpine grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
- Caesia arcuata {{small|T.D.Macfarl., Conran & C.J.French}}
- Caesia calliantha {{small|R.J.F.Hend.}} - blue grass-lily - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia
- Caesia capensis {{small|(Bolus) Oberm.}} - Cape Province of South Africa
- Caesia chlorantha {{small|F.Muell.}} - New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
- Caesia contorta {{small|(L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz}}
- Caesia micrantha {{small|Lindl.}} - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland
- Caesia occidentalis {{small|R.Br.}} - Western Australia
- Caesia parviflora {{small|R.Br.}} - pale grass-lily - Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia
- †Caesia rigidifolia {{small|F.Muell.}} - Queen Victoria Springs in Western Australia but extinct. Last recorded near Zanthus in 1875.
- Caesia sabulosa {{small|Boatwr. & J.C.Manning}} - Cape Province
- Caesia setifera {{small|Baker}} - Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, New Guinea
- Caesia subulata {{small|Baker}} - Madagascar
- Caesia viscida {{small|Keighery}} - Western Australia
- Caesia walalbai {{small|A.T.Webb, Birch & R.L.Barrett}}
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References
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Category:Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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