Family:
Xyridaceae C.Agardh
Genus:
Xyris Gronov. ex L.

Xyris indica L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia.

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Xyris indica L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6086] K001122975 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6086] K001122976 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6086], Myanmar K001122978 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6086] K001122977 Yes
Wallich, N. [6087], Indian Subcontinent Xyris robusta K000912550 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6087] Xyris robusta K001122979 Yes
s.coll. [6087], Indian Subcontinent Xyris robusta K000912551 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl.: 42 (1753)

Accepted by

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Phonsena, P., Chantaranothai, P. & Meesawat, A. (2013). Revision of Xyris L. (Xyridaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 41: 102-139.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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