Topic summary
Lomandroideae
Lomandroideae is a subfamily of monocotflowering plants in the familyAsparagaceae, orderAsparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the typegenus, Lomandra. The group has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae. In the Kubitzki system, it is treated as Lomandraceae Lotsy.
The subfamily consists of some 15 genera and about 180 species from Australasia, southeast Asia, the Americas and the Pacific Islands. The best-known genus is Cordyline.