Xanthorrhoea is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants, in the family Asphodelaceae. They are endemic to Australia.
Xanthorrhoea
The dead "trunk" of Xanthorrhoea is a hollow ring of accumulated leaf bases. Nutrient transport was via vascular bundles that run down the centre. The parenchymatous tissue is decomposed.
A five-metre-tall (16 ft) Xanthorrhea drummondii in the Avon Valley National Park, Western Australia
Image: Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya Flickr Kevin Thiele
Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 genera and 900 known species. The type genus is Asphodelus.
Asphodelaceae