Basic Information Common Name: Alania cunninghamii Scientific Name: Alania cunninghamii Native Habitat: New Zealand History / Discovery / Cultivator Alania cunninghamii, also known as the Island Coprosma, is a plant endemic to New Zealand. Its discovery and taxonomic classification are intertwined with the broader exploration of New Zealand’s
Borya
Basic Information Common Name: Borya Scientific Name: Borya Native Habitat: Australia (primarily Western Australia) History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Borya belongs to the Boryaceae family, a small family endemic to Australia. The plants are named after Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent, a French naturalist, zoologist, and botanist who li
Borya constricta
Basic Information Common Name: Borya constricta Scientific Name: Borya constricta Native Habitat: Western Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya constricta, a member of the Boryaceae family, is a fascinating and relatively obscure plant endemic to Western Australia. This unique geophyte, also known as the Pincushion Lily due to its distin
Borya inopinata
Basic Information Common Name: Borya inopinata Scientific Name: Borya inopinata Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya inopinata, a resurrection plant endemic to southwestern Australia, belongs to the Boryaceae family. Its discovery and initial classification details are somewhat sparse in readily available li
Borya jabirabela
Basic Information Common Name: Borya jabirabela Scientific Name: Borya jabirabela Native Habitat: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland) History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya jabirabela is a member of the Boryaceae family, a small family of perennial herbs endemic to Australia. The species, like others in the Borya genus, is
Borya laciniata
Basic Information Common Name: Borya laciniata Scientific Name: Borya laciniata Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya laciniata, also known as the Fringe Lily, is a fascinating perennial herb endemic to southwestern Australia. While specific details about its initial discovery and the botanist who first forma
Borya longiscapa
Basic Information Common Name: Borya longiscapa Scientific Name: Borya longiscapa Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya longiscapa, a captivating member of the Boryaceae family, is endemic to the southwestern regions of Australia. Its history is intertwined with the exploration and botanical documentation of
Borya nitida
Basic Information Common Name: Borya nitida Scientific Name: Borya nitida Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia. History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya nitida, a member of the Boryaceae family, is a fascinating and relatively obscure plant endemic to the southwestern region of Western Australia. Its discovery and subsequent scientific classificati
Borya scirpoidea
Basic Information Common Name: Borya scirpoidea Scientific Name: Borya scirpoidea Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya scirpoidea, a member of the Boryaceae family, is a fascinating and relatively under-documented plant with a captivating story rooted in the unique landscapes of southwestern Australia. This
Borya septentrionalis
Basic Information Common Name: Borya septentrionalis Scientific Name: Borya septentrionalis Native Habitat: Southwest Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya septentrionalis, commonly known as the Northern Pincushion Lily, is a fascinating member of the Boryaceae family, a small family endemic to Australia. Its discovery and formal classif