Oxylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][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.[2]
| Oxylaena | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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[2] | |
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