Lomandra
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Lomandra
Labill.
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Xerotes R.Br.

Lomandra, commonly known as mat rushes,[2] is a genus of perennial, herbaceous monocots 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.

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

Taxonomy

Now in the Asparagaceae, this genus was formerly assigned to the family Dasypogonaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, or Liliaceae.

Species

According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, there are 51 species recognised 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

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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
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