Lomandraceae

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Lomandraceae
Cordyline obtecta
Cordyline obtecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Lomandraceae
Lotsy

Lomandraceae Lotsy is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. According to Conran's classification in Kubitzki system, it consists of some 14 genera and about 180 species from Australasia, southeast Asia, South and North America and the Pacific Islands.

Genera
  • Acanthocarpus Lehm.
  • Arthropodium R.Br.
  • Chamaescilla F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Chamaexeros Benth.
  • Cordyline Comm. ex R.Br.
  • Eustrephus R.Br.
  • Laxmannia R.Br.
  • Lomandra Labill.
  • Murchisonia Brittan
  • Romnalda P.F.Stevens
  • Sowerbaea Sm.
  • Thysanotus R.Br.
  • Trichopetalum Lindl.
  • Xerolirion A.S.George

Lomandraceae is not recognized as a family in the APG II system; the plants are included in family Asparagaceae or, alternatively, under the segregate family Laxmanniaceae. It can be found in the literature, including at IPNI.

[edit] References

  • Conran, J. G.:Lomandraceae (1998) in Kubitzki, K.(Editor): The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Vol.3. Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Germany. ISBN 3-540-64060-6