Xyris congensis

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 congensis

Name

Xyris congensis Büttner, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 71 (1889)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Xyris capensis Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 276 (1883), nom. illeg.
  • Xyris bakeri L.A.Nilsson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 48: 157 (1891)
  • Xyris hildebrandtii L.A.Nilsson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 48: 155 (1891)
  • Xyris nitida L.A.Nilsson, Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 48: 156 (1891), nom. illeg.
  • Xyris umbilonis L.A.Nilsson, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 24(14): 30 (1892)
  • Xyris batokana N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 23 (1901)
  • Xyris baumii L.A.Nilsson in O.Warburg (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 181 (1903)
  • Xyris baronii Malme, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 297 (1912)
  • Xyris leptophylla Malme, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 6: 549 (1912)
  • Xyris extensa Malme, Ark. Bot. 22A(4): 4 (1928)
  • Xyris hildebrandtii var. angustifolia Malme, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 24: 393 (1928)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre. East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition