Genus Oxychloe Phil.


Summary
Genus number:
8690
Last updated:
25 February 2011
Family:
Juncaceae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
has molecular affinities with Cyperaceae, not Juncaceae

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Kristiansen, K. et al. 2005. DNA taxonomy - the riddle of Oxychloe (Juncaceae). Syst. Bot. 30:284-289. Note: linkage to Cyperaceae based on erroneous DNA sequences
  2. Plunkett, G. M. et al. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships between Juncaceae and Cyperaceae: insights from rbcL sequence data. Amer. J. Bot. 82:520-525. Note: displays molecular affinities to Cyperaceae, not Juncaceae
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=8690. Accessed 15 April 2026.