Murchisonia

Murchisonia was a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.¹

There were two known species.²³ In 2016, both were recognized as closely related to Thysanotus species, therefore Murchisonia 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

Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae".
"Murchisonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
"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.

[APWeb-1] Stevens, P.F. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae".

[APNI-2] "Murchisonia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 July 2025.

[SA-3] "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.

[UMSirisena2016-4] 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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