Romnalda

Romnalda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Romnalda P.F.Stevens[1]

Romnalda is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.^[2] (They have also been placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae.) As of December 2013 four formally named species are known and accepted by botanical science.^[1][3][4]

The name Romnalda is an anagram of Lomandra, a related though more common genus of hard–leaved lily-like plants. The genus Romnalda differs from Lomandra in growing exclusively in rainforests and having sparsely branched inflorescences with no spines.

Plants have strap-like leaves and grow up to one metre (3 feet) tall often with a trunk and stilt roots reminiscent of a miniature Pandanus. Species of Romnalda grow naturally in Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

Species

• R. grallata – restricted to cloud forests on a few misty peaks in the Daintree Rainforest, Wet Tropics region, north-eastern Queensland.^[5][6]
• R. ophiopogonoides,^[3] synonym: Romnalda sp. Cooper Creek (P.I.Forster+ PIF4402) Qld Herbarium – only found in a few isolated locations around Cooper Creek, Wet Tropics region, north-eastern Queensland; and has obtained the Queensland government's official conservation status listing of "vulnerable" species.^[7]
• R. papuana – only found in a handful of locations in Papua New Guinea including the island of New Britain.^[8]
• R. strobilacea – restricted to basaltic soils north of Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia;^[9] and has obtained the Australian national and Queensland governments' official conservation status listings of "vulnerable" species.^[7][10]

References

1. "Romnalda%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.
2. Stevens, Peter F. (Sep 2013) [2001 onwards]. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website – Asparagales: Lomandroideae". Version 13, 28 Sep 2013 with ongoing updates. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
3. Conran, John G.; Forster, Paul I.; Donnon, Mathew (2008). "Romnalda ophiopogonoides (Asparagales: Laxmanniaceae), a new and endangered species from the Wet Tropics bioregion of north-east Queensland" (PDF). Telopea. 12 (2). pp. 167-178, figs. 3-5. Retrieved 8 Dec 2013.
4. "Romnalda". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 Dec 2013.
5. Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Romnalda P.F.Stevens". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 561. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
6. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Romnalda grallata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 16 Mar 2013.
7. Queensland Government (27 Sep 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 55. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
8. Papua New Guinea National Herbarium, Lae, Morobe Province, Poster Ecology and Conservation of Romnalda papuana.
9. S.G.A.P. (Qld Region) Logan River Branch Inc (2005). Mangroves to Mountains: A field guide to the native plants of south-east Queensland. Volume 2. Browns Plains, Qld: Logan River Branch SGAP (Qld Region) Inc.
10. Romnalda strobilacea, Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia. Retrieved 5 Dec 2013

• Henderson, R. J. F. (1986).In: George, A. S. (ed.) Flora of Australia, Vol. 46. Canberra: Australian Government Publishment Service, pp. 91–92