Doryanthaceae
Gymea lily
Doryanthes excelsa
- Family
- Doryanthaceae
- Genus
- Doryanthes

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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- رمحية سامية
- arz
- رمحيه ساميه
- Chinese
- 高大矛花
- English
- Gymea lily
- French
- Lys javelot
- Japanese
- ドリアンテス・エクセルサ, ガイミアリリー
Synonyms
- Furcraea australis Haw.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 143 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: James K. Douch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Petra Holland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Bowie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ronavery, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ronavery, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Danielle Stig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Peggy Morris, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.