Lomandra


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

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 2024:
  • Lomandra acicularis M.D.Barrett
  • Lomandra altior Jian Wang ter
  • Lomandra banksii 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 Ewart
  • Lomandra collina Ewart
  • Lomandra confertifolia Fahn
  • Lomandra cylindrica A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra decomposita Jian Wang ter & A.R.Bean
  • Lomandra densiflora J.M.Black
  • Lomandra drummondii Ewart
  • Lomandra effusa Ewart
  • Lomandra elongata Ewart
  • Lomandra fibrata J.M.Black
  • Lomandra filiformis Britten in J.Banks
  • Lomandra fluviatilis A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra glauca Ewart
  • Lomandra gracilis A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra grayi Jian Wang ter
  • Lomandra hastilis Ewart
  • Lomandra hermaphrodita C.A.Gardner
  • Lomandra hispidula Jian Wang ter
  • Lomandra hystrix L.R.Fraser & Vickery
  • Lomandra insularis Schltr.
  • Lomandra integra T.D.Macfarl.
  • Lomandra juncea Ewart
  • Lomandra laxa A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra leucocephala Ewart
  • Lomandra longifolia Labill.
  • Lomandra marginata T.D.Macfarl. & Conran
  • Lomandra maritima T.S.Choo
  • Lomandra micrantha Ewart
  • Lomandra montana L.R.Fraser & Vickery
  • Lomandra mucronata A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra multiflora Britten
  • Lomandra nana A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra nigricans T.D.Macfarl.
  • Lomandra nutans T.D.Macfarl.
  • Lomandra obliqua J.F.Macbr.
  • Lomandra odora Ewart
  • Lomandra ordii Ewart
  • Lomandra oreophila B.J.Conn & A.L.Quirico
  • Lomandra patens A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra pauciflora Ewart
  • Lomandra phillipsiorum Jian Wang ter
  • Lomandra preissii Ewart
  • Lomandra purpurea Ewart
  • Lomandra ramosissima Jian Wang ter
  • Lomandra rigida Labill.
  • Lomandra rupestris Ewart
  • Lomandra sericea Ewart
  • Lomandra sonderi Ewart
  • Lomandra sororia Ewart
  • Lomandra spartea Ewart
  • Lomandra spicata A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra suaveolens Ewart
  • Lomandra teres T.D.Macfarl.
  • Lomandra tropica A.T.Lee
  • Lomandra whicherensis Keighery