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 aristata N.E.Br. N
Xyris dilungensis Brylska
Xyris subaristata Malme
Xyris capensis Thunb.
var. capensis N,C
Xyris congensis Büttner N,C,S
Xyris hildebrandtii L.A. Nilsson
Xyris leptophylla Malme
Xyris erubescens Rendle N
Xyris rhodesiana Malme
Xyris theodori Malme
Xyris huillensis Rendle N
Xyris kornasiana Brylska & Lisowski N
Xyris makuensis N.E. Br. [NrEnd] S
Xyris obscura N.E. Br. N,S
Xyris nivea sensu Lewis
Xyris rehmannii L.A. Nilsson N
Xyris dispar N.E.Br.
Xyris rigidescens Welw. ex Rendle
Xyris rhodolepis (Malme) Lock N
Xyris rubella Malme N,C
Xyris schliebenii Poelln. N
Xyris straminea L.A. Nilsson N,S
Xyris subtilis Lock N,S

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Malawi: Checklist: Xyridaceae].
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=237, retrieved 22 May 2026

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