Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 263 ( 1810).

Derivation: Greek kalos, beautiful; eklasis, development: alluding to the blue spreading perianth-lobes.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Stem branched, stiff, covered by the sheaths of small leaves with short subulate blades.

Perianth persistent, rather stiff, funnel-shaped, the 6 lanceolate lobes radiating from the tube; stamens 6, attached to the base of the lobes, the filaments short, the anthers erect, linear, opening in 2 terminal pores; ovary shortly stalked, 1-celled, with 3 erect ovules; style undivided.

Fruit indehiscent, 1-seeded.

Distribution:  Endemic to W.Aust., S.Aust. and Vic.; monotypic. (Anway (1969)Aust. J. Bot. 17:147-159).

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: This genus is sometimes placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae or in the Calectasiaceae.

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