| Author | Title | Journal/publisher | Literature ref. no. |
| Lock, J.M. (2010) | Xyridaceae | Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) 1-33 | 849 |
Note that the process of capturing references from species to the literature and the reverse may be incomplete.
| Species found: 11 |
| Xyris angularis |
| Xyris aristata |
| Xyris capensis |
| Xyris capillaris |
| Xyris congensis |
| Xyris elegantula |
| Xyris friesii |
| Xyris fugaciflora |
| Xyris obscura |
| Xyris schliebenii |
| Xyris straminea |