Achlyphila

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 SerranĂ­a de la Neblina National Park in the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela, very close to the border with Brazil.

Achlyphila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Achlyphila
Maguire & Wurdack
Species:
A. disticha
Binomial name
Achlyphila disticha
Maguire & Wurdack
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