Xyris baldwiniana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: Xyris baldwiniana

Name

Xyris baldwiniana Schult., Mant. 1: 351 (1822)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Xyris juncea Baldwin ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 53 (1816), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Xuris fistulosa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 14 (1837)
  • Xyris fistulosa Raf., Autik. Bot.: 190 (1840)
  • Xyris tenuifolia Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 502 (1860)
  • Xyris setacea Chapm., Fl. South. U.S. 2(Suppl.): 658 (1883)
  • Xyris stenophylla Chapm. ex Ries, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 42 (1892), nom. illeg.
  • Xyris baldwiniana var. tenuifolia (Chapm.) Malme, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 64: 45 (1937)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina. Mexico Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua. Caribbean Cuba. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Mant. 1:351. 1822
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xyris baldwiniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Baldwin's yelloweyed grass