Oxylaena

Oxylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2][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.^[1]

Oxylaena
Scientific classification
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
Binomial name
Oxylaena acicularis (Benth.) Anderb. 1991
Synonyms[1]
Oxylaena Benth. 1876, name suggested as synonym, not accepted by author hence not validly published[2] Anaglypha acicularis Benth.