Juncaceae Phylogeny Group

Rostkovia

Leaves up to 1 mm wide, straight, stiff, acute; style 2.5–4.0 mm     1. R. magellanica

Leaves usually 1.2–1.7 mm wide, arcuate to circinnate, subacute-subobtuse; style 1.5–2.0 mm     2. R. tristanensis

 

Marsippospermum 

1 Connective with a distinct apical projection at least 0.7 mm long; overall length of seeds less than 2.7 mm

2 Connective with an apical projection 1.8–2.0 mm long; outer tepals 1.1–1.5 cm; leaves of sterile shoots c. 0.5 mm in diam. South America    4. M. reichei

2: Connective with an apical projection 0.7–0.9 mm long; outer tepals 1.7–2.7 cm; leaves of sterile shoots 0.6–0.9 mm in diam. New Zealand    3. M. gracile

1: Connective ±without apical projection; overall length of seeds at least 4.0 mm

3 Outer tepals usually 3.2–4.0 cm; anthers usually 8–10 mm long; capsule 1.7–2.5 cm long; overall seed length 5.0–6.5 mm

        1. M. grandiflorum  

3: Outer tepals usually 1.6–2.3 cm; anthers usually 4–7 mm long; capsule 1.1–1.5 cm long; overall seed length 4.0–5.0 mm 

        2. M. philippii

 

Oxychloe

1  Leaf blade 40–60 mm long    5. O. mendocina

1: Leaf blade 10–30 mm long

2  Leaf blade up to 20 mm long

3  Perianth c. 7–8 mm long, capsule 4–5 mm long, shorter than perianth; all flowers unisexual, pistillate and staminate flowers on different shoots    3. O. castellanosii

3: Perianth to 5 mm long, capsule 8–10 mm long, exceeding perianth; hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on different shoots        4. O. haumaniana

2: Leaf blade 20–30 mm long

4 Capsule 8–10 mm long, longer than perianth, seeds 1.0–1.3 mm long; all flowers unisexual, pistillate and staminate flowers on different shoots    1. O. andina

4: Capsule c. 6 mm long, ±equalling perianth, seeds 0.6–0.8 mm long; hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on different shoots            2. O. bisexualis

 

Patosia

1. P. clandestina

 

Distichia

1 Leaf apex bluntly acute, without hair-like extension    1. D. muscoides

1: Leaf apex with hair-like extension or long acuminate

2 Leaf blade gradually tapering to the tip; auricles absent    2. D. filamentosa

2: Leaf blade linear, tip long acuminate; auricles present    3. D. acicularis  

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