Murchisonia

Short description: Extinct genus of flowering plants

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

1. ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Laxmanniaceae
2. ↑ "Murchisonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=MURCHISONIA. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
3. ↑ "Murchisonia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=Murchisonia&species=&iname=&submit=Search. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
4. ↑ Sirisena, Udani M.; Conran, John G.; Macfarlane, Terry D. (2016). "Formal transfer of Murchisonia to Thysanotus (Asparagaceae)". Nuytsia 27: 121–123. doi:10.58828/nuy00790. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/science/nuytsia/790.pdf.

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