About Tricoryne elatior R.Br.
Tricoryne elatior R.Br. is a rhizomatous perennial herb with fibrous roots. It typically reaches a height of 10 to 40 cm, though it can occasionally grow up to 1 m tall. Its leaves are linear, measuring 5–10 cm long and 1–3.5 mm wide, and are usually glabrous. The flowering axis is terete with a smooth surface, though it sometimes has scabrous hairs at its base. Umbels hold 2–10 flowers on pedicels that are roughly 1.5–6 mm long. Outer tepals are oblong, acute, three-veined, and measure 6–14 mm by 1.5–3 mm. Inner tepals are elliptic, obtuse, three-veined, and measure 5–10 mm by 3–4 mm wide. After flowering, tepals twist into a spiral shape before eventually falling. This species has six stamens attached to the base of the perianth. Stamens filaments are 3–6 mm long, with tufts of clavate hairs located below the anthers; the anthers themselves are ovate and 0.6–0.9 mm long. Its mericarps are ellipsoidal, slightly reticulate, and measure 3–6 mm by 1.5–3.5 mm. This plant grows in sclerophyll forests, heaths, woodlands, and occasionally swamps, on sandy loams and lateritic soils.
