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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Xyris schliebenii

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 angularis N.E. Br. E
Xyris vanderystii Malme
Xyris asterotricha Lock [NrEnd] [LR-nt]E
Xyris capensis Thunb.
var. capensis N,W,C,E,S
Xyris congensis Büttner N,W,C,E
Xyris hildebrandtii L.A. Nilsson
Xyris leptophylla Malme
Xyris erubescens Rendle C,E
Xyris rhodesiana Malme
Xyris theodori Malme
Xyris gerrardii N.E. Br. E
Xyris huillensis Rendle C,E
Xyris obscura N.E. Br. E
Xyris nivea sensu Lewis
Xyris rehmannii L.A. Nilsson W,C,E,S
Xyris dispar N.E.Br.
Xyris rigidescens Welw. ex Rendle
Xyris rhodolepis (Malme) Lock C
Xyris rubella Malme N,W,C,E,S
Xyris schliebenii Poelln. W,C,E,S
Xyris straminea L.A. Nilsson N,W,C,E

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Checklist: Xyridaceae].
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=237, retrieved 21 June 2026

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