Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Lomandra longifolia Labill.
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Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1805) Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(12): 92. Type: in capite Van-Diemen.
Spiny-headed Mat-Rush
Strongly tufted perennial.
Leaves distichous, leaf sheath glossy dark reddish brown; leaves flat, 50-100 x 0.45-0.75 cm, glabrous; leaf blade with prominent venation; leaf margin thickened, entire to strongly serrulate, apices mostly with 3 teeth.
Inflorescence male or female; stem flattened; branches distichous, 8-15 cm long; scape distinct, flower clusters whorled; male inflorescence much shorter than the leaves. Cluster bracts rigid, 15-18 mm long. Flower bracts parchment-like. Flowers sessile, ellipsoidal to cylindrical. Sepals shiny, scarious, yellow to purplish. Petals boat-shaped, with a thick fleshy ridge on inside, longer than sepals, cream to yellow. Male flowers 3-3.5 mm long, female flowers 4-4.5 mm long.
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Foodplant for the instar larvae of Skipper butterflies (Common & Waterhouse 1972).
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