Biology:Oxychloe

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Oxychloe
Oxychloe andina imported from iNaturalist photo 338988712 on 17 December 2023.jpg
O. andina
Scientific classification e
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

The accepted species in this genus are:[1]

  • Oxychloe andina Phil. - Bolivia, Peru, NW Argentina, N Chile
  • Oxychloe bisexualis Kuntze - W Argentina, N Chile
  • Oxychloe castellanosii Barros - San Juan + La Rioja Provinces of Argentina
  • Oxychloe haumaniana (Barros) Barros - San Juan Province of Argentina
  • Oxychloe mendocina Barros - Mendoza Province of Argentina
Formerly included:[1]

moved to Patosia

  • Oxychloe brevifolia (Phil.) Buchenau - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
  • Oxychloe clandestina (Buchenau) Hauman - Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q9053701 entry