Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: Xyris spathacea

Name edit

Xyris spathacea Lanj., Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 41: 484 (1937)

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Xyris exserta Idrobo & L.B.Sm., Caldasia 6: 229 (1954)
    • Xyris yapobodensis Idrobo & L.B.Sm., Caldasia 6: 231 (1954)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela.
    • Western South America
      • Colombia.
    • Brazil
      • Brazil West-Central, Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition