Lomatophyllum
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Lomatophyllum is a genus of succulent plants from Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

 belonging to the family Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription of the family has varied wildly....

, subfamily Asphodeloideae. There are about 30 species belonging to the genus.

Lomatophyllum means 'margined leaf'.
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