Dasypogonaceae

Dasypogonaceae is a family of flowering plants in the Commelinids clade. Members are native to Australia. The family is not commonly recognized by taxonomists because the plants included were formerly included in the Xanthorrhoeaceae family.

Description
The plants are small trees or shrubs with spirally arranged leaves. Their flowers are share characteristics to those of the Liliales.

Taxonomy
The Dasypogonaceae was formerly placed in the Liliales because of the flower, but the APG and APG II systems place the family in the Commelinids, due to differences in the flowers. Members of the family have been placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae and Laxmanniaceae as well.

It consists of 16 species in 4 genera.

Genera

 * Baxteria
 * Calectasia
 * Dasypogon
 * Kingia