Patosia

Patosia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described as a genus in 1890.^[2][3]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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Patosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Patosia Buchenau
Species:	P. clandestina
Binomial name
Patosia clandestina (Phil.) Buchenau
Synonyms[1]
Rostkovia clandestina Phil. Distichia clandestina (Buchenau) Buchenau Oxychloe clandestina (Buchenau) Hauman Rostkovia brevifolia Phil. Oxychloe brevifolia (Phil.) Buchenau Distichia brevifolia (Phil.) Phil. ex Benth. & Hook.f. Patosia tucumanensis Castillón Patosia clandestina var. tucumanensis (Castillón) Barros

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The genus contains only one known species, Patosia clandestina, native to southern South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia).^[1][4]