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 anceps Lam.
var. anceps
Xyris angularis N.E. Br. B,N,W
Xyris vanderystii Malme
Xyris aristata N.E.Br. N,W,C
Xyris dilungensis Brylska
Xyris subaristata Malme
Xyris capensis Thunb.
var. capensis B,N,W,C,S
Xyris capillaris Malme W
Xyris capnoides Malme W
Xyris congensis Büttner B,N,W,C,E,S
Xyris hildebrandtii L.A. Nilsson
Xyris leptophylla Malme
Xyris dissimilis Malme W
Xyris elegantula Malme N
Xyris erubescens Rendle N,W
Xyris rhodesiana Malme
Xyris theodori Malme
Xyris foliolata L.A. Nilsson B,W
Xyris friesii Malme N,W,C
Xyris fugaciflora Rendle W
Xyris gerrardii N.E. Br. N
Xyris gossweileri Malme B,N,W
Xyris huillensis Rendle B,N,W
Xyris imitatrix Malme B,W
Xyris kornasiana Brylska & Lisowski N
Xyris laniceps Lock N
Xyris lejolyana Lisowski [NrEnd] N
Xyris obscura N.E. Br. N
Xyris nivea sensu Lewis
Xyris porcata Lock N
Xyris rehmannii L.A. Nilsson N
Xyris dispar N.E.Br.
Xyris rigidescens Welw. ex Rendle
Xyris rhodolepis (Malme) Lock B,W
Xyris rubella Malme N,W,C
Xyris schliebenii Poelln. N,W
Xyris straminea L.A. Nilsson B,N,W,S
Xyris subtilis Lock N,C
Xyris symoensii Brylska & Lisowski [NrEnd] N,W
Xyris welwitschii Rendle N

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Checklist: Xyridaceae].
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=237, retrieved 19 May 2026

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