Lomandra

Genus of flowering plants

Lomandra

Botanical illustration
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^[update]:^[1]

Lomandra acicularis M.D.Barrett
Lomandra altior Jian Wang ter
Lomandra banksii (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra beaniana Jian Wang ter
Lomandra bracteata A.T.Lee
Lomandra brevis A.T.Lee
Lomandra breviscapa Jian Wang ter
Lomandra briggsiana R.L.Barrett & T.C.Wilson
Lomandra brittanii T.S.Choo
Lomandra caespitosa (Benth.) Ewart
Lomandra collina (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra confertifolia (F.M.Bailey) Fahn
Lomandra cylindrica A.T.Lee
Lomandra decomposita (R.Br.) Jian Wang ter & A.R.Bean
Lomandra densiflora J.M.Black
Lomandra drummondii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Ewart
Lomandra effusa (Lindl.) Ewart
Lomandra elongata (Benth.) Ewart
Lomandra fibrata J.M.Black
Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten in J.Banks
Lomandra fluviatilis (R.Br.) A.T.Lee
Lomandra glauca (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra gracilis (R.Br.) A.T.Lee
Lomandra grayi Jian Wang ter
Lomandra hastilis (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra hermaphrodita (C.R.P.Andrews) C.A.Gardner
Lomandra hispidula Jian Wang ter
Lomandra hystrix (R.Br.) L.R.Fraser & Vickery
Lomandra insularis Schltr.
Lomandra integra T.D.Macfarl.
Lomandra juncea (F.Muell.) Ewart
Lomandra laxa (R.Br.) A.T.Lee

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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^ ^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