Plants in the genus
Dianella occur in Africa, South-east Asia, the Pacific Islands including Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia. About half of the species are
native to Australia.
Species list The following is a list of
Dianella species accepted by the
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as at October 2020: •
Dianella acutifolia Schlittler - New Caledonia •
Dianella adenanthera (G.Forst.) R.J.F.Hend. - numerous Pacific Islands •
Dianella amoena G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall - Tasmania, Victoria •
Dianella atraxis R.J.F.Hend. - Queensland •
Dianella bambusifolia Hallier f. - Queensland, New Guinea •
Dianella brevicaulis (Ostenf.) G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall - southern Australia •
Dianella brevipedunculata R.J.F.Hend. - Queensland •
Dianella caerulea Sims - New Guinea, eastern Australia •
Dianella caerulea var.
aquilonia R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella caerulea var.
assera R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella caerulea Sims var.
caerulea •
Dianella caerulea var.
cinerascans R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella caerulea var.
petasmatodes R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella caerulea var.
producta R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella caerulea var.
protensa R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella caerulea var.
vannata R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella callicarpa G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall - Victoria •
Dianella carolinensis Lauterb. - Micronesia •
Dianella congesta R.Br. - Queensland, New South Wales •
Dianella crinoides R.J.F.Hend. - Queensland, New South Wales •
Dianella daenikeri Schlittler - New Caledonia •
Dianella dentata Schlittler - southeastern China •
Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC. (syn.
D. ensata) Chimanimani Mountains of southern Africa; Indian Subcontinent, China, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Japan, islands in Indian Ocean •
Dianella fruticans R.J.F.Hend. - Queensland •
Dianella haematica Heenan & de Lange - North Island of New Zealand •
Dianella incollata R.J.F.Hend. - Queensland •
Dianella intermedia Endl. - Norfolk Island of Australia •
Dianella javanica (Blume) Kunth - Southeast Asia, Papuasia •
Dianella latissima Heenan & de Lange - North Island of New Zealand •
Dianella longifolia R.Br. - widespread in Australia •
Dianella longifolia var.
fragrans R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella longifolia var.
grandis R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella longifolia R.Br. var.
longifolia •
Dianella longifolia var.
stenophylla Domin •
Dianella longifolia var.
stupata R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella longifolia var.
surculosa R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella monophylla Hallier f. - New Guinea •
Dianella nervosa R.J.F.Hend. - Queensland, New South Wales •
Dianella nigra Colenso - North + South Islands of New Zealand •
Dianella odorata Blume - Maluku, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Queensland, Northern Territory •
Dianella pavopennacea R.J.F.Hend. - Queensland •
Dianella pavopennacea var.
major R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella pavopennacea R.J.F.Hend. var.
pavopennacea •
Dianella pavopennacea var.
robusta R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella pendula Schlittler - îles Loyauté of New Caledonia •
Dianella plicata Schlittler - New Caledonia •
Dianella porracea (R.J.F.Hend.) Horsfall & G.W.Carr - Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia •
Dianella prunina R.J.F.Hend. - New South Wales •
Dianella rara R.Br. - Queensland •
Dianella revoluta R.Br. - widespread in Australia •
Dianella revoluta var.
divaricata R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella revoluta var.
minor R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella revoluta (R.Br.) R.J.F.Hend.var.
revoluta •
Dianella revoluta var.
tenuis R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella revoluta var.
vinosa R.J.F.Hend. •
Dianella saffordiana Fosberg & Sachet - Guam •
Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn. - New Caledonia, Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas •
Dianella serrulata Hallier f. - Queensland, New Guinea •
Dianella stipitata Schlittler - New Caledonia •
Dianella tarda Horsfall & G.W.Carr - New South Wales, Victoria •
Dianella tasmanica Hook.f. - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales •
Dianella tenuissima G.W.Carr - New South Wales ==Uses==