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Distichia (plant)

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Distichia
D. filamentosa
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • 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 native to South America.[1][4]

species[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.