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Oxylaena

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Oxylaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus:
Oxylaena

Benth. ex Anderb.
Binomial name
Oxylaena acicularis
(Benth.) Anderb. 1991
Synonyms[1]
  • Oxylaena Benth. 1876, name suggested as synonym, not accepted by author hence not validly published[2]
  • Anaglypha acicularis Benth.

Oxylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3][4][5]

Species

The only known species is Oxylaena acicularis, native to South Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ a b Bentham, George. 1876. Hooker's Icones Plantarum; or Figures, with brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants, vol 12, p 9 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  3. ^ Bentham, George ex Anderberg, Arne A. 1991. Opera Botanica 104: 53
  4. ^ Tropicos, Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb.
  5. ^ Bentham, George. 1876. Hooker's Icones Plantarum; or Figures, with brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants, vol 12, plate 1109 line drawing of Oxylaena acicularis


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