Distichia (plant) explained

Distichia is a genus of plants in the family Juncaceae described as a genus in 1843.^{[1] [2]}

The genus is native to South America.^{[3] [4]}

species^[3]

• Distichia acicularis Balslev & Laegaard - Ecuador
• Distichia filamentosa Buchenau - Peru, Bolivia, N Chile
• Distichia muscoides Nees & Meyen - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, NW Argentina

Notes and References

1. Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel & Meyen, Franz Julius Ferdinand, 1843. Observationes botanicas 4: 128
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40034033 Tropicos, Distichia Nees & Meyen
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=314130 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Balslev, H. & Zuluaga, A. (2009). Juncaceae. Flora de Colombia 26: 1-80. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.