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 Murchsonia was merged into Thysanotus.[4] The two recognized species were:
- Murchisonia fragrans Brittan – 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
edit- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae
- ^ "Murchisonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "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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