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. 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