Murchisonia

Last updated July 31, 2025

Murchisonia was a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.^[1]

There were two known species.^[2]^[3] In 2016, both were recognized as closely related to Thysanotus species, therefore Murchisonia was merged into Thysanotus.^[4] The two recognized species were:

Murchisonia fragransBrittan – now Thysanotus fragrans (Brittan) Sirisena, Conran & T.Macfarlane, endemic to Western Australia
Murchisonia volubilis Brittan – now Thysanotus exfimbriatus Sirisena, Conran & T.Macfarlane, native to Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory

References

↑ Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae".
↑ "Murchisonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
↑ "Murchisonia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
↑ Sirisena, Udani M.; Conran, John G. & Macfarlane, Terry D. (2016). "Formal transfer of Murchisonia to Thysanotus (Asparagaceae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 27: 121–123. doi:10.58828/nuy00790. S2CID 257671436.

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[APWeb-1] Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae".

[APNI-2] "Murchisonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 July 2025.

[SA-3] "Murchisonia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[UMSirisena2016-4] Sirisena, Udani M.; Conran, John G. & Macfarlane, Terry D. (2016). "Formal transfer of Murchisonia to Thysanotus (Asparagaceae)" (PDF). Nuytsia. 27: 121–123. doi:10.58828/nuy00790. S2CID 257671436.

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