Lomandraceae

Conran, John G.

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-03533-7_42

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“…This subfamily is one of the major Australasian asparagoid lineages and is represented by a range of life forms, including herbaceous geophytes, shrublets and small trees. The family shows considerable morphological convergence both between genera and with Asphodelaceae: Hemerocallidoideae, with which they often co‐occur (Clifford & Conran, ; Clifford, Henderson & Conran, ; Conran, ).…”

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An update of monocot macrofossil data from New Zealand and Australia

et al. 2015

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The macrofossil record of monocotyledons for New Zealand and Australia is updated on the basis of recent finds. In particular, reports for mummified leaf fossils with good cuticular preservation reveal significant fossil age or range extensions for a number of families in several different orders, including Ripogonaceae in the Eocene of Tasmania and New Zealand (and South America), and calamoid and other Arecaceae from the Eocene of southern New Zealand. There are also earliest macrofossil records for several families or subfamilies, including Alstroemeriaceae: Luzuriagoideae (Luzuriaga), Arecaceae, Asparagaceae: Lomandroideae (Cordyline), Asteliaceae (Astelia), Cymodoceaceae (aff. Ruppia), Cyperaceae, Restionaceae, Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae (Dendrobium and Earina), Asphodelaceae (previously Xanthorrhoeaceae): Hemerocallidoideae (Dianella/Phormium) and Xeronemataceae (Xeronema) from the Miocene of New Zealand. In addition, an Ensete-like seed associated with Pakawaua (Musaceae) and a leaf fragment of a second Musaceae-like species of Miocene age are presented. The biogeographical and palaeoecological implications of these records, especially for tropical or subtropical taxa occurring at mid to high southern latitudes, is discussed. In particular, the role and ecology of the relatively high-diversity monocot fossils in the sclerophyllous swamp forest at Newvale Mine in Southland and the lake-edge rainforest at Foulden Maar are explored.

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An update of monocot macrofossil data from New Zealand and Australia

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“…However, the petiole of the former is generally larger than that of the latter (10 to 30 cm versus 1 to 8 cm). Plants of the genus Cordyline generally reach up to 3 m high and are remarkable for their colourful foliage and varied heights, colours, and the shape of their leaves [21][22][23]. Several hybrid combinations of the Cordyline species have been recorded.…”

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Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities of the Genus Cordyline

Tematio Fouedjou,

Tsakem,

Siwe-Noundou

et al. 2023

Biomolecules

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Cordyline species have a long history in traditional medicine as a basis of treatment for various ailments such as a bloody cough, dysentery, and a high fever. There are about 26 accepted species names in this genus distributed worldwide, including C. fruticosa, C. autralis, C. stricta, C. cannifolia, and C. dracaenosides. This work presents a comprehensive review of the traditional uses of plants of the genus Cordylie and their chemical constituents and biological activities. A bibliographic search was conducted to identify available information on ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, chemical composition, and biological activities. A total of 98 isolated compounds potentially responsible for most of the traditional medicinal applications have been reported from eight species of Cordyline and are characterised as flavonoid, spirostane, furostane, and cholestane glycosides. Some of these pure compounds, as well as extracts from some species of Cordyline, have exhibited noteworthy anti-oxidant, antiproliferative, antimicrobial, and hypolipidemic activities. Although many of these species have not yet been investigated phytochemically or pharmacologically, they remain a potential source of new bioactive compounds.

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“…and T. chinensis Benth. also in Papua New Guinea and the latter species extending to Malesia, Thailand, China and the Philippines (Jessop 1979, Conran 1998, Chen & Tamura 2000. Before being moved to Laxmanniaceae, the genus was variously placed in Liliaceae (Cronquist 1981), Anthericaceae (Marchant et al 1987) or Lomandraceae (Chase et al 1996;Conran 1998).…”

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“…also in Papua New Guinea and the latter species extending to Malesia, Thailand, China and the Philippines (Jessop 1979, Conran 1998, Chen & Tamura 2000. Before being moved to Laxmanniaceae, the genus was variously placed in Liliaceae (Cronquist 1981), Anthericaceae (Marchant et al 1987) or Lomandraceae (Chase et al 1996;Conran 1998). The majority of the species occur in south-west Western Australia and following the treatments of Baker (1876) and Bentham (1878), Brittan described many new species from Western Australia (Brittan 1960(Brittan , 1972, South Australia (Brittan 1971a(Brittan , 1978 and New South Wales (Brittan 1971b) .…”

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Thysanotus unicupensis (Laxmanniaceae), a new species discovered in Unicup Nature Reserve, south-west Western Australia

Macfarlane¹,

Conran²,

Sirisena³

2009

Nuytsia

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Sirisena, U.M., Macfarlane, T.D. and Conran, J.G. Thysanotus unicupensis (Laxmanniaceae), a new species discovered in Unicup Nature Reserve, south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia 19(2): 259-263 (2009). Thysanotus unicupensis is described as a new species from south-west Western Australia.This species shows some affinities to T. chinensis, T. formosus and T. parviflorus and is apparently localised on lateritic soils in moderately sunny areas within Jarrah/Marri (Eucalyptus marginata/ Corymbia calophylla) woodlands. The key published in Flora of Australia (1987) is amended to include the new species.

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Lomandraceae

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

An update of monocot macrofossil data from New Zealand and Australia

An update of monocot macrofossil data from New Zealand and Australia

Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities of the Genus Cordyline

Thysanotus unicupensis (Laxmanniaceae), a new species discovered in Unicup Nature Reserve, south-west Western Australia

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