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

Xyris malmeana L.B.Sm.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Trinidad to N. Brazil.

Native to:

Brazil North, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Xyris malmeana L.B.Sm. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1985 Teixeira, L.O.A. [1059], Brazil K000837476 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Egler, W.A. [47228], Brazil K000837477 Yes

First published in Bol. Inspet. Fed. Obras Contra Secas, Rio de Janeiro 10: 126 (1939)

Accepted by

  • 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.

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0