Romnalda

Romnalda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Romnalda
P.F.Stevens[1]

Romnalda is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.[2] (They have also been placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae.) As of December 2013 four formally named species are known and accepted by botanical science.[1][3][4]

The name Romnalda is an anagram of Lomandra, a related though more common genus of hard–leaved lily-like plants. The genus Romnalda differs from Lomandra in growing exclusively in rainforests and having sparsely branched inflorescences with no spines.

Plants have strap-like leaves and grow up to one metre (3 feet) tall often with a trunk and stilt roots reminiscent of a miniature Pandanus. Species of Romnalda grow naturally in Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 "Romnalda%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.
  2. Stevens, Peter F. (Sep 2013) [2001 onwards]. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website – Asparagales: Lomandroideae". Version 13, 28 Sep 2013 with ongoing updates. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  3. 1 2 Conran, John G.; Forster, Paul I.; Donnon, Mathew (2008). "Romnalda ophiopogonoides (Asparagales: Laxmanniaceae), a new and endangered species from the Wet Tropics bioregion of north-east Queensland" (PDF). Telopea 12 (2). pp. 167-178, figs. 3-5. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.
  4. "Romnalda". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 Dec 2013.
  5. Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Romnalda P.F.Stevens". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 561. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  6. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Romnalda grallata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 16 Mar 2013.
  7. 1 2 Queensland Government (27 Sep 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 55. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  8. Papua New Guinea National Herbarium, Lae, Morobe Province, Poster Ecology and Conservation of Romnalda papuana.
  9. S.G.A.P. (Qld Region) Logan River Branch Inc (2005). Mangroves to Mountains: A field guide to the native plants of south-east Queensland. Volume 2. Browns Plains, Qld: Logan River Branch SGAP (Qld Region) Inc.
  10. Romnalda strobilacea, Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia. Retrieved 5 Dec 2013


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