Xyridaceae
Xyris

Xyris witsenioides Oliv.

First published in Timehri 5: 207 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Venezuela to Guyana (Mt. Roraima). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Guyana, Venezuela

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Warrington, J.F.; Burras, K.; Woodhams, J.R.; Edwards, P.J. [K.E.R.44] Guyana K002180072 Yes
McConnell, R.V.; Quelch, J.J. [658] Guyana K002180076 Yes
Quelch, J.J.; McConnell, R. [95] Guyana K002180077 Yes
McConnell, R.V.; Quelch, J.J. [658] Guyana K002180078 Yes
Warrington, J.F.; Burras, K.; Woodhams, J.R.; Edwards, P.J. [K.E.R.62] Guyana K002180080 Yes
Thurn, E.F.I. [240] Guyana K002180071 Yes
Abbensetts, N.J. [20] Guyana K002180082 Yes
Warrington, J.F.; Burras, K.; Woodhams, J.R.; Edwards, P.J. [K.E.R.44] Guyana K002180084 Yes
Persaud, R. [88] Guyana K002180081 Yes
Tate, G.H.H. [371] K002180074 Yes
Clarke, H.D.; Perry, C.; Tripp, E.A.; Stern, S.; Gittens, D. [11720] Guyana K002180079 Yes
s.coll. [8547] Brazil K002180083 Yes
Loyed [40] Guyana K002180075 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0