Distichia (plant)
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| Distichia | |
|---|---|
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| D. filamentosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Distichia Nees & Meyen 1843, not Brid. 1827 (Neckeraceae, a bryophyte; illegitimate superfluous name) |
| Type species | |
| Distichia muscoides Nees & Meyen. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distichia is a genus of plants in the family Juncaceae described as a genus in 1843.[2][3]
The genus is native to South America.[1][4]
- species[1]
- Distichia acicularis Balslev & Laegaard - Ecuador
- Distichia filamentosa Buchenau - Peru, Bolivia, N Chile
- Distichia muscoides Nees & Meyen - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, NW Argentina
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel & Meyen, Franz Julius Ferdinand, 1843. Observationes botanicas 4: 128
- ^ Tropicos, Distichia Nees & Meyen
- ^ Balslev, H. & Zuluaga, A. (2009). Juncaceae. Flora de Colombia 26: 1-80. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.