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Oxylaena

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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]

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Oxylaena
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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
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.
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