Boryaceae

Borya scirpoidea Lindl.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Western Australia

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): MF, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Csb, Csa, BSk, BWh

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Gaff, DF & Churchill, DM. 1976. Borya nitida Labill. – An Australian species in the Liliaceae with desiccation-tolerant leaves. Australian Journal of Botany. 24(2):209–224. doi.org/10.1071/BT9760209.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531941-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.mc6zqm

Source IUCN conservation status: x