Lomandra

Lomandra (also known as mat rushes,[2] ) is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.[3] There are 51 species, all of which are native to Australia; two of them also extend into New Guinea and New Caledonia.

Lomandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Lomandra
Labill.
Synonyms[1]

It has formerly been assigned to the family Dasypogonaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae or Liliaceae.

They are generally tufted deciduous perennials with long narrow blade-like leaves that arise from a central stemless base and have thick woody rhizomes and fibrous roots.[2]

Species

According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, there are 51 species recognized as of August 2011:[1]

  • Lomandra maritima T.S.Choo
  • Lomandra micrantha (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra montana (R.Br.) L.R.Fraser & Vickery
  • Lomandra mucronata (R.Br.) A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra multiflora (R.Br.) Britten in J.Banks
  • Lomandra nana (A.T.Lee) A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra nigricans T.D.Macfarl.
  • Lomandra nutans T.D.Macfarl.
  • Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.
  • Lomandra odora (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra ordii (F.Muell.) Ewart
  • Lomandra patens A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra pauciflora (R.Br.) Ewart
  • Lomandra preissii (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra purpurea (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra rigida Labill.
  • Lomandra rupestris (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra sericea (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra sonderi (F.Muell.) Ewart
  • Lomandra sororia (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Ewart
  • Lomandra spartea (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra spicata A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra suaveolens (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra teres T.D.Macfarl.
  • Lomandra tropica A.T.Lee
gollark: 🌵...
gollark: Try turning it off and on again.
gollark: Project setup with what?
gollark: Which is a major part.
gollark: And logistics.

References
  1. WCSP (2011), World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 20 August 2011, search for "Lomandra"
  2. "The Matt Rushes at San Marcos Growers". smgrowers.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
  • Lomandra. FloraBase, the Western Australia Flora. Accessed 23 February 2007.
  • Genus Lomandra. Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Accessed 23 February 2007.
  • Lomandra multiflora. Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP). Accessed 23 February 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.