Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Blandfordiaceae Scientific name Blandfordia punicea | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Genus Blandfordia Rank Species | |
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Similar Blandfordia, Blandfordia grandiflora, Blandfordiaceae, Blandfordia nobilis | ||
Blandfordia punicea, commonly known as Tasmanian Christmas bell, is a species of flowering plant which is native to western Tasmania in Australia.
The bell-shaped flowers are red with yellow tips and are about 4 cm long. They occur in a terminal raceme on a stalk up to 1 metre in height and are usually very prominent in their native habitat, often rising above ground-level vegetation between mid-spring and early autumn. The leaves, which are strap-like and slightly serrated on the edges, range between 15 and 45 cm in length.
An Australian 50c stamp depicting the species was issued on 13 February 2007.
References
Blandfordia punicea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA