Cheynes, WA

Announcements

15 Apr 2025

Dear NatureMapr Moderator Community,We’re excited to share a new feature aimed at saving you time when providing constructive feedback to contributors.You’ll now see "Moderator Quick Response" buttons...


Continue reading

New priority species lists in the ACT

NatureMapr now receives more records in NSW than ACT

NatureMapr Data Collector 6.2.1 update

Critical nature positive infrastructure update

Discussion

marcycad wrote:
8 Jan 2025
These are definitively Kingia australis, and the first images of this species on this site. With the absence of the characteristic flowers, Kingia can be differentiated from Xanthorrhoea by the leaves and crown shape. The leaves are characteristically softer and more flexible than the tough sclerophyllous leaves of Xanthorrhoea, because of this there is a subtle difference in the crown shape of Kingia in the way the leaves arch and weep down to a higher degree comparable with that of Xanthorrhoea. Xanthorrhoea leaves in the apex tend to be more rigid and are held in a more upright straighter fashion.
The monopodial trunk of Kingia is also usually more uniform than the typically gnarled trunks of Xanthorrhoea.
In addition, there are no Xanthorrhoea species that produce the almost silver-like sheen on the leaves of Kingia as the result of the very fine white hairs on Kingia leaves, as seen here. Xanthorrhoea leaves are glabrous, never hirsute. The morphological characteristics of these specimens comply more readily with Kingia that with Xanthorrhoea.

This observation is still inaccurately listed as Xanthorrhoea. Please update this observation so to prevent incorrect data on this site.

Xanthorrhoea sp.
Tapirlord wrote:
19 Jun 2024
I agree with Luke

Xanthorrhoea sp.
natureguy wrote:
2 Dec 2022
I think these are most likely X. platyphylla though X. preissii possible

Xanthorrhoea sp.
810,911 sightings of 22,065 species from 13,810 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.