Xyridaceae

Xyris L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser & John Edward Matulina Villasis, 31 August 2024
  1. Xyris capensis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. (1794) 12; Hansen, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1982) 573. = Xyris capensis var. schoenoides (Mart.) L.A.Nilsson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 24 (1892) 41; Royen, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1953) 374; ≡ Xyris schoenoides Mart., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3 (1832) 30. Distribution: Africa, America, China, India, Indochina, Malesia, Philippines, Thailand. LUZON: Benguet, MINDANAO: Bukidnon. Notes: Recorded in the Philippines from Mt Tabayoc (Jacobs 7436 and 7491) and Mt Limbawon (Fritsch et al. 2091), in open wet places among grasses and sphagnum, including mountain swamps and lake banks. 600-3300m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  2. Xyris complanata R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810) 256; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 192; Royen, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1953) 369. Distribution: Australia, China, India, Indochina, Malesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand. LUZON: Bulacan, Isabela, SEMIRARA. Notes: In fields and moist sandy soil in coastal areas. 0-1600m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  3. Xyris indica L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 42; Royen, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1953) 373; B.Hansen, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1982) 572. Distribution: Australia, China, India, Malesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Notes: In wet grasslands and inundated rice fields. 0-250(-900)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
  4. Xyris pauciflora Willd., Phytographia (1794) 2; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 192; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 192; Royen, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1953) 371. Distribution: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indochina, Malesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand. LUZON: Bulacan, NCR, Rizal, Zambales, PANAY. Notes: In open wet places, swamps, and fields. 0-300(-900)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

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