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Oxychloe

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Oxychloe
O. andina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Oxychloe
Phil.
Synonyms[1]
  • Andesia Hauman
  • Oxychloë Phil., alternative spelling

Oxychloe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described as a genus in 1860.[2][3]

The genus is native to the Andes of South America.[1][4]

Species

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The accepted species in this genus are:[1]

Formerly included:[1]

moved to Patosia

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1860. Florula Atacamensis seu Enumeriatio 52
  3. ^ Tropicos, Oxychloe Phil.
  4. ^ Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.