Lomandra gracilis

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Lomandra gracilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Lomandra
Species:
L. gracilis
Binomial name
Lomandra gracilis
Synonyms [1]
  • Xerotes gracilisR.Br.

Lomandra gracilis is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found in New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. [2]

It was first described in 1810 as Xerotes gracilis by Robert Brown, [3] [4] but was re-assigned to the genus, Lomandra , in 1962 by Alma Theodora Lee. [5] [6]

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References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 19 April 2016
  2. "Lomandra gracilis (R.Br.) A.T.Lee". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  3. "Xerotes gracilis R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. Brown, R. (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 261
  5. "Lomandra gracilis (R.Br.) A.T.Lee". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. Lee, A.T. (1962), Notes on Lomandra in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(3): 153