Lomandra
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Lomandra Labill. |
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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] 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
[edit]Now in the Asparagaceae, this genus was formerly assigned to the family Dasypogonaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, or Liliaceae.
Species
[edit]According to Plants of the World Online, there are 64 species recognised as of June 2024[update]:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ de Labillardière, J.J.H. (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(12): 92
- 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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