Achlyphila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Xyridaceae |
Genus: |
Achlyphila Maguire & Wurdack |
Binomial name | |
Achlyphila disticha Maguire & Wurdack |
Achlyphila is a genus of plants in the Xyridaceae, first described as a genus in 1960. It contains only one known species, Achlyphila disticha, endemic to the in the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela, very close to the border with Brazil.