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Lomandroideae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Higher classification
  
Asparagaceae

Order
  
Asparagales

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Scientific name
  
Lomandroideae

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Lower classifications
  
Cordyline, Lomandra, Eustrephus, Acanthocarpus, Arthropodium cirratum

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Lomandroideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Lomandra. The group has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae. In the Kubitzki system, it is treated as Lomandraceae Lotsy.

Contents

The subfamily consists of some 15 genera and about 180 species from Australasia, southeast Asia, the Americas and the Pacific Islands. The best-known genus is Cordyline.

Genera

Genera include:

  • Acanthocarpus Lehm.
  • Arthropodium R.Br.
  • Chamaescilla F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Chamaexeros Benth.
  • Cordyline Comm. ex R.Br. (including Cohnia Kunth)
  • Dichopogon Kunth (may be included in Arthropodium)
  • Eustrephus R.Br.
  • Laxmannia R.Br. (including Bartlingia F. Mueller)
  • Lomandra Labill. (including Xerotes R. Brown)
  • Murchisonia Brittan
  • Romnalda P.F.Stevens
  • Sowerbaea Sm.
  • Thysanotus R.Br.
  • Trichopetalum Lindl. (including Bottinaea Colla)
  • Xerolirion A.S.George

    • References

    Lomandroideae Wikipedia
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