Checklist: Xyridaceae

XYRIDACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Lewis, J. & Obermeyer, A.A. (1985) Xyridaceae Flora of Southern Africa 4(2)  
Lisowski, S., Brylska, B. & Wiland-Szymanska, J. (2001) Xyridaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Congo-Kinshasa - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles 
Lock, J.M. (1999) A synopsis of Xyris in south-central Africa. Kew Bulletin 54 301-336 
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
826.000 XYRIS L. 
Xyris affinis Welw. ex Rendle
Xyris anceps Lam.
Xyris angularis N.E. Br.
Xyris vanderystii Malme
Xyris anisophylla Welw. ex Rendle
Xyris aristata N.E.Br.
Xyris dilungensis Brylska
Xyris subaristata Malme
Xyris capensis Thunb.
var. capensis
Xyris capensis Thunb.
var. pallescens Malme
Xyris capensis Thunb.
Xyris capillaris Malme
Xyris congensis Büttner
Xyris hildebrandtii L.A. Nilsson
Xyris leptophylla Malme
Xyris elegantula Malme
Xyris friesii Malme
Xyris fugaciflora Rendle
Xyris leonensis Hepper
Xyris obscura N.E. Br.
Xyris nivea sensu Lewis
Xyris peteri Poelln.
Xyris scabridula Rendle
Xyris schliebenii Poelln.
Xyris straminea L.A. Nilsson
Xyris unistriata Malme
Xyris valida Malme [NrEnd]

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