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]
| Oxylaena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Calenduleae |
| Genus: | Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb. |
| Species: | O. acicularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxylaena acicularis (Benth.) Anderb. 1991
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References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Bentham, George ex Anderberg, Arne A. 1991. Opera Botanica 104: 53
- ^ Tropicos, Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb.
- ^ 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
- ^ "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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