Caesia contorta
A species in the Asphodelaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Caesia
- Species
- Caesia contorta
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1894
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Caesia contorta. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anthericum brevicauleName author: Baker
- Anthericum brevifoliumName author: Thunb.
- Anthericum contortumName author: L.f.
- Anthericum dregeanumName author: (Kunth) Baker
- Anthericum scilliflorumName author: Eckl. ex Steud.
- Anthericum sessiliflorumName author: Steud.
- Anthericum zeyheriName author: Baker
- Bulbine brevifoliaName author: Schult.f.
- Bulbinella brevifoliaName author: Kunth
- Caesia brevicaulisName author: (Baker) T.Durand & Schinz
- Caesia brevifoliaName author: (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Caesia dregeanaName author: Kunth
- Caesia ecklonianaName author: Schult. & Schult.f.
- Caesia scillifloraName author: (Eckl. ex Baker) T.Durand & Schinz
- Caesia thunbergiiName author: Schult. & Schult.f.
- Caesia thunbergiiName author: Roem. & Schult.f.
- Caesia zeyheriName author: (Baker) T.Durand & Schinz
- Phalangium contortumName author: (L.f.) Pers.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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