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Xyris Gronov. ex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 42 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000041064.

Literature

Statistics

StatusTotal%
◼︎ accepted 38464%
◼︎ synonym 19933%
◼︎ unplaced 183%
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Synonyms of Xyris

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Xuris Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 20 (1763) wfo-1200031986
Kotsjiletti Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 60 (1763) wfo-4000020195
Ramotha Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 15 (1837) wfo-4000032518
Schismaxon Steud. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 391 (1856) wfo-4000034356
Synoliga Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 15 (1837) wfo-4000037315
Xuris Raf. Flora Telluriana (1837) wfo-4000041007
Xyroides Thouars Gen. Nov. Madagasc. : 4 (1806) wfo-4000045030

Species in Xyris ( loading species 1 to 15 of 384)

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Xyris:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris aphylla Vell. Fl. Flumin. 1: 29, t. 72 (1829) wfo-0000608743
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris augusto-coburgi Szyszył. in Wawra Itin. Princ. S. Coburgi 2: 94, pl. 14. 1888 wfo-0001146213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris bobartioides Dinter Deut. Südw. Afrik. : 43 (1909) wfo-0000609272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris brasiliensis Spreng. Novi Provent. : 48 (1818) wfo-0000609337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris caulescens Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1064, nomen. 1849 [1848 publ. 7-10 Mar 1849] ; vol. 3 is titled: Versuch einer Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana. wfo-0001357345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris cocinna N.E.Br. – — wfo-0001146215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris commita Malme – — wfo-0001146216
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris complanata var. bracteata Benth. Flora Australiensis 7 1878 wfo-0001393732
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris complanata var. complanata – – wfo-0001393735
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris complanata var. leptocaulis Benth. Flora Australiensis 7 1878 wfo-0001393739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris foveolata Irmsch. Unknown wfo-0000610921
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris fragilis Kral & Lor.B.Sm. – — wfo-0001250101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris gracilis subsp. gracilis – – wfo-0001368015
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris gracilis var. gracilis – – wfo-0001398357
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris indica var. indica – – wfo-0001398360
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris juncea var. juncea – – wfo-0001398367
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris juncea var. tenuior R.Br. ex Rendle The Journal of Botany 37 1899 wfo-0001398369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris lacera var. lacera – – wfo-0001398371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris lacera var. teretifolia (R.Br.) Rendle The Journal of Botany 37 1899 wfo-0001398372
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris latifolia var. major Mart. Flora 24(2, Beibl.): 58. 1841 wfo-0001397588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris lonchophylla Mart. – — wfo-0001146217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris microcephala Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 119 (1843) wfo-0000612369
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris obtusiuscula var. obtusiuscula – – — wfo-0001319508
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris operculata var. bracteata (R.Br.) Benth. Flora Australiensis 7 1878 wfo-0001398380
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris operculata var. operculata – – wfo-0001398382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris pauciflora var. albiflos F.M.Bailey Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock. Botany Bulletin 7 1893 wfo-0001398386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris plantaginea var. plantaginea – – — wfo-0001319503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris pubescens Poir. Encycl. 8: 819 (1808) wfo-0000613299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris regnelli Nilsson – — wfo-0001146229
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris retusa Raf. Autik. Bot. : 190 (1840) wfo-0000613452
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris serrana E.D.Lozano & Wand. Acta Bot. Brasil. 35(4): 578. 2022 wfo-1000031170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris seubertiana A.Nils. – — wfo-0001220293
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris tenuis Raf. Med. Repos. 5: 352, nomen (Quid ?). 1808 wfo-0001357346
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris trachyphylla subsp. microstachya L.A.Nilsson – — wfo-0001319342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Xyris zahlbruchneri Heimerl – — wfo-0001146218