Oxylaena

Oxylaena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Calenduleae
Genus:
Benth. ex Anderb.
Species:
O. acicularis
Binomial name
Oxylaena acicularis
(Benth.) Anderb. 1991
Synonyms[2]
  • Oxylaena Benth. 1876, name suggested as synonym, not accepted by author hence not validly published[1]
  • Anaglypha acicularis Benth.

Oxylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][3][4][5] It has been placed in the tribe Calenduleae.[6] The only known species is Oxylaena acicularis, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  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
  6. ^ "Gen. Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2024-05-18.


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