Distichia is a genus of plants in the family Juncaceae described as a genus in 1843.Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel & Meyen, Franz Julius Ferdinand, 1843. Observationes botanicas 4: 128Tropicos, Distichia Nees & Meyen
The genus is native to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBalslev, H. & Zuluaga, A. (2009). Juncaceae. Flora de Colombia 26: 1-80. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
species Distichia acicularis Balslev & Laegaard - Ecuador Distichia filamentosa Buchenau - Peru, Bolivia, N Chile Distichia muscoides Nees & Meyen - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, NW Argentina
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