Lomandra Explained

Lomandra, commonly known as mat rushes,^[1] is a genus of perennial, herbaceous monocots in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The genus was first described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière.^[2]

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.^[1]

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 :^[3]

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

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Matt Rushes at San Marcos Growers . smgrowers.com . 21 December 2016.
2. de Labillardière, J.J.H. (1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(12): 92
3. Web site: Lomandra Labill. . 6 June 2024 . . The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.