Xiphodesma

Xiphodesma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae. It includes a single species, Xiphodesma anthemoides, a perennial native to Argentina and Uruguay.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Xiphodesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Calyceraceae
Genus:	Xiphodesma Pozner & Zijlstra (2024)
Species:	X. anthemoides
Binomial name
Xiphodesma anthemoides (Juss.) Pozner & Zijlstra
Synonyms[1]
Boopis anthemoides Juss. (1803) (species basionym) Boopis anthemoides var. andina Hieron. Boopis anthemoides f. patagonica (Hieron.) Hicken Boopis anthemoides var. rigidula (Miers) Griseb. Boopis anthemoides var. subintegrifolia Hicken Boopis anthemoides var. subscandens Speg. Boopis rigidula Miers Boopis rigidula var. patagonica Hieron.

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The species was first described as Boopis anthemoides by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1803. In 2024 Pozner and Zijlstra placed it in the new monotypic genus Xiphodesma as Xiphodesma anthemoides.^[1][2]