Distichia

Distichia muscoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Juncaceae
Genus: Distichia
Species: D. acicularis – D. filamentosa – D. muscoides

Name

• Distichia Nees & Meyen, (1843)
• Type species: Distichia muscoides Nees & Meyen, Observ. Bot.: 129 (1843)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Goudotia Decne., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 4: 83 (1845)
  • Agapatea Steud., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 391 (1856), nom. inval.
  • Agapatea Steud. ex Buchenau, Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 4: 124 (1874), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America 'Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest 'Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. & Meyen, F.J.F. (1843) Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, 4: 128.

Additional references

• Balslev, H. & Zuluaga, A. (2009). Juncaceae Flora de Colombia 26: 1-80. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Distichia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Distichia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2015. Distichia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jan. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Distichia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 11 2015.

Vernacular names

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