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] The genus was first described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière.[4][5]

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

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

Species

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According to Plants of the World Online, there are 64 species recognised as of June 2024:[1]

  • Lomandra leucocephala (R.Br.) Ewart
  • Lomandra longifolia Labill.
  • Lomandra marginata T.D.Macfarl. & Conran
  • 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
  • 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 oreophila B.J.Conn & A.L.Quirico
  • Lomandra patens A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra pauciflora (R.Br.) Ewart
  • Lomandra phillipsiorum Jian Wang ter
  • Lomandra preissii (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra purpurea (Endl.) Ewart
  • Lomandra ramosissima Jian Wang ter
  • 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
  • Lomandra whicherensis Keighery


References

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  1. ^ a b "Lomandra Labill". Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  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
  4. ^ "Lomandra". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ de Labillardière, J.J.H. (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(12): 92
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