Murchisonia

Murchisonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Murchisonia Brittan
Species
See text.

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

There are two species:^[2]^[3]

Murchisonias fragrans Brittan, endemic to Western Australia
Murchisonia volubilis Brittan, native to Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory

References

^ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Laxmanniaceae
^ "Murchisonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=MURCHISONIA. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
^ "Murchisonia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=Murchisonia&species=&iname=&submit=Search. Retrieved 2009-04-19.