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