Family · Monocots

Boryaceae

Pincushion lilies

Two Australian genera; Borya are desiccation-tolerant resurrection plants of seasonally dry rock.

Accepted species

13accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genera

2accepted genera · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈7 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Borya
• Alania

Genera

• Borya12 spp.
• Alania1 spp.

Where it grows

• Australasia13

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Boryaceae sits in the order Asparagales.

• OrchidaceaeOrchids (largest plant family)31,892
• AsparagaceaeAsparagus, agave, hyacinth, hosta3,628
• IridaceaeIrises, crocus, gladiolus, freesia2,632
• AmaryllidaceaeAmaryllis, daffodil, onion, garlic2,571
• AsphodelaceaeAloe, daylily, red-hot poker1,269
• HypoxidaceaeStar grasses166
• Asteliaceae37
• TecophilaeaceaeChilean blue crocus27
• IxioliriaceaeSiberian lily5
• BlandfordiaceaeChristmas bells4
• DoryanthaceaeSpear lilies2
• XeronemataceaePoor Knights lily2
• LanariaceaeCape edelweiss1