# Murchisonia

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'''''Murchisonia''''' was a [genus](/source/genus) of perennial herbs in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Asparagaceae](/source/Asparagaceae), subfamily [Lomandroideae](/source/Lomandroideae).<ref name ="APWeb"/>

There were two known species.<ref name="APNI"/><ref name="SA"/> In 2016, both were recognized as closely related to ''[Thysanotus](/source/Thysanotus)'' species, therefore ''Murchisonia'' was merged into ''Thysanotus''.<ref name="UMSirisena2016"/> The two recognized species were:
*''Murchisonia fragrans'' <small>Brittan</small> – now ''[Thysanotus fragrans](/source/Thysanotus_fragrans)'' <small>(Brittan) Sirisena, Conran & T.Macfarlane</small>, endemic to [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia)
*''Murchisonia volubilis'' <small> Brittan</small> – now ''[Thysanotus exfimbriatus](/source/Thysanotus_exfimbriatus)'' <small>Sirisena, Conran & T.Macfarlane</small>, native to [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia), [South Australia](/source/South_Australia) and the [Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory)

==References==
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<ref name="UMSirisena2016">{{cite journal |author1=Sirisena, Udani M. |author2=Conran, John G. |author3=Macfarlane, Terry D. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2016 | title = Formal transfer of ''Murchisonia'' to ''Thysanotus'' (Asparagaceae) | journal = Nuytsia | volume = 27 | pages = 121–123 |doi=10.58828/nuy00790 |s2cid=257671436 | url = https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/science/nuytsia/790.pdf}}</ref>

<ref name="APWeb">{{cite web |last=Stevens |first=P.F.  |title=Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Lomandroideae |url=http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Laxmanniaceae }}</ref>

<ref name="APNI">{{APNI|name = Murchisonia|id = 64240|accessdate = 30 July 2025|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/64240/api/apni-format}}</ref>

<ref name="SA">{{cite web | url =http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=Murchisonia&species=&iname=&submit=Search | title =''Murchisonia'' | accessdate =2009-04-19 | work =Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet | publisher =State Herbarium of South Australia | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013835/http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=Murchisonia&species=&iname=&submit=Search | archive-date =24 September 2015 | url-status =dead }}</ref>

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Category:Historically recognized angiosperm genera
Category:Lomandroideae
Category:Fossils of Georgia (U.S. state)

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