Lomandra obliqua

Lomandra obliqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Lomandra
Species:	L. obliqua
Binomial name
	Lomandra obliqua; (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.
	Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
	Dracaena obliqua Thunb.; Lomandra flexifolia (R.Br.) Ewart; Xerotes flexifolia R.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.

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lomandra obliqua". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 April 2016
^ Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc, retrieved 19 April 2016
^ "Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ Thunberg, C.P. (1808) Dissertatio Botanica de Dracaena: 6
^ Robinson, L. Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney. ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 277