Patosia

Patosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Patosia; Buchenau
Species:	P. clandestina
Binomial name
	Patosia clandestina; (Phil.) Buchenau
Synonyms
	Rostkovia clandestina Phil.; Distichia clandestina (Buchenau) Buchenau; Oxychloe clandestina (Buchenau) Hauman; Rostkovia brevifolia Phil.; Oxychloe brevifolia (Phil.) Buchenau; Distichia brevifolia (Phil.) Phil. ex Benth. & Hook.f.; Patosia tucumanensis Castillón; Patosia clandestina var. tucumanensis (Castillón) Barros;

Patosia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Juncaceae. It was described as a genus in 1890.

The genus contains only one known species, Patosia clandestina, native to southern South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia).