Dasypogonaceae

Dasyopogonaceae
'Kingia australis in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Dasypogonaceae Dumort. (1829)
genera
Baxteria R. Br. Calectasia R. Br. Dasypogon R. Br. Kingia R. Br.

Dasypogonaceae is a botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has not been commonly recognized by taxonomists: the plants involved were usually included in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae.

The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998) does accept the family and assigns the family to the clade commelinids, unplaced as to order. In turn, the commelinids belong to the monocots.

The family is endemic to Australia, and comprises 16 species in four genera. The best known representative is Kingia australis.

External links

• Dasypogonaceae, Calectasiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 9 March 2006. http://delta-intkey.com.
• Dasypogonaceae in Western Australia [70 entries]