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.

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. 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
3. Bentham, George ex Anderberg, Arne A. 1991. Opera Botanica 104: 53
4. Tropicos, Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb.
5. 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
6. "Gen. Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2024-05-18.