Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 278 ( 1810).

Derivation: Greek treis, three; koryne, club; referring to the fruit.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Leaves few, grass-like, withering early or all reduced to narrow scarious scales at the base of the branches.

Flowers shortly pedicellate in terminal clusters; perianth of 6 almost free spreading 3-nerved segments, spirally twisted after flowering; stamens 6, hypogynous, the filaments filiform, with a dense golden beard of erect clavate hairs attached above the middle of the filament; ovary 3-lobed and 3-celled, with 2 erect ovules in each cell; style undivided.

Fruit divided to the base into 3 (or by abortion fewer) l-seeded nutlets; seeds black.

Distribution:  7 species from Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available