Oxylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Bentham, George. 1876. Hooker's Icones Plantarum; or Figures, with brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants, vol 12, p 9 descriptions in Latin, commentary in EnglishBentham, George ex Anderberg, Arne A. 1991. Opera Botanica 104: 53Tropicos, Oxylaena Benth. ex Anderb.Bentham, George. 1876. Hooker's Icones Plantarum; or Figures, with brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants, vol 12, plate 1109 line drawing of Oxylaena acicularis It has been placed in the tribe Calenduleae. The only known species is Oxylaena acicularis, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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