Lomandra briggsiana R.L.Barrett & T.C.Wilson APNI* Synonyms: Lomandra sp. Oxley Wild Rivers (T.M. Collins 924) APNI*
Description: Tufted perennial herb, slender to robust.
Leaves terete, 15–45 cm long, usually 1–1.5 mm wide, finely ribbed, green or greyish green; apex entire; sheath margins entire or with little laceration, white, purplish or brown.
Male inflorescence 1- or 2-branched; scape shorter than the rachis, not flattened; flower clusters whorled. Female inflorescence similar, unbranched. Male flowers on pedicels usually 1–4 mm long, always distinctly exceeding bracts at anthesis. Female flowers larger, sessile.
Not known.
Flowering: (May–)Sept-November
Distribution and occurrence: Known from scattered collections between the Capertee Valley, Dunedoo, Tamworth and Barrington Tops. Grows chiefly in woodland and forest, on a variety of soils.
NSW subdivisions: NWS, CWS, NT, CT
Similar to the concurrently described species Lomandra beaniana which is found to the north of L. briggsiana, extending into southern Queensland. The two species are closely related but appear to differ in the form of the male inflorescence, which has long branchlets in L. beaniana.
Text by R.L.Barrett & T.C. Wilson, Aug. 2023
Taxon concept: Barrett & Wilson, Telopea 26: 133–143 (2023). https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea17366
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