Lomandra
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Lomandra | |
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Botanical illustration | |
Scientific 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] | |
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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 Plants of the World Online, there are 64 species recognised as of June 2024[update]:[1]
References
- ^ a b "Lomandra Labill". Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "The Matt Rushes at San Marcos Growers". smgrowers.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
- Genus Lomandra. Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
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