Lomandra obliqua

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Lomandra obliqua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Lomandra
Species:
L. obliqua
Binomial name
Lomandra obliqua
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [3]
  • Dracaena obliquaThunb.
  • Lomandra flexifolia(R.Br.) Ewart
  • Xerotes flexifoliaR.Br. nom. illeg.
  • Xerotes obliqua(Thunb.) Domin

Lomandra obliqua, known as fish bones and twisted mat-rush, [4] is a small wiry ground-covering flowering plant found in eastern Australia (in Queensland and New South Wales). [5] It is a widespread plant seen on the coast and tablelands. The foliage superficially resembles a fern, but creamy/yellow flowers form on clusters in spring. Leaves are two-ranked, somewhat glaucous and twisted.

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The habitat is heathland on sandstone soils, open forest or eucalyptus woodland.

Taxonomy and naming

L. obliqua was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1808 as Dracaena obliqua. [1] [6] It was redescribed by James Francis Macbride in 1918 as Lomandra obliqua. [1] [2] The specific epithet obliqua refers to the asymmetrical leaves. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lomandra obliqua". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 Macbride, J.F. (1918). "Further New or Otherwise Interesting Liliaceae". Contributions of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. Series 2. 3 (56): 5. JSTOR   41764350.
  3. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 19 April 2016
  4. Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc , retrieved 19 April 2016
  5. "Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. Thunberg, C.P. (1808) Dissertatio Botanica de Dracaena: 6
  7. Robinson, L. Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney. ISBN   978-0-7318-1211-0 page 277