Distichia (plant)

Distichia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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]
  • Goudotia Decne.
  • Agapatea Steud., not validly published
  • Agapatea Steud. ex Buchenau, not validly published

Distichia is a genus of plants in the family Juncaceae described as a genus in 1843.[2][3]

The genus is endemic to South America.[1][4]

species[1]
  1. Distichia acicularis Balslev & Laegaard - Ecuador
  2. Distichia filamentosa Buchenau - Peru, Bolivia, N Chile
  3. Distichia muscoides Nees & Meyen - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, NW Argentina

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel & Meyen, Franz Julius Ferdinand, 1843. Observationes botanicas 4: 128
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Distichia Nees & Meyen
  4. ↑ Balslev, H. & Zuluaga, A. (2009). Juncaceae. Flora de Colombia 26: 1-80. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
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