Xyridaceae
Xyris

Xyris congensis Büttner

First published in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 71 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Tanzania and S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Büttner in Verh. Bot. Ver. Brandenb. 31: 71 (1890).
  • J. Lewis & Oberm. in Flora of Southern Africa 4(2): 4, fig. 1/1 (1985) pro parte.
  • J. Lewis in Fl. Cameroun 22: 46, t. 6/1–4 (1981) pro parte.
  • Malme in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 48: 298 (1912).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 8: 23 (1901).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [155] South Africa K002064311 Yes
[Germain] [2044] Congo, Republic of the K002063341 Yes
Bigwood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8262] Zambia K001553888 Yes
Mauve, A.A.; Venter, S. [5201] South Africa K002064293 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [133102] South Africa K002064303 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [9918] South Africa K002064307 Yes
Bigwood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8460] Zambia K001553885 Yes
Bigwood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8441] Zambia K001553884 Yes
Bigwood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8294] Zambia K001553883 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bigwood, S. [9452] Zambia K001553905 Yes
Fijamo, V.R. [VR140] Mozambique K001346321 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [5913] South Africa K002064300 Yes
Bigwood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8308] Zambia K001553887 Yes
Bigwood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [8536] Zambia K001553886 Yes
Mauve, A.A. [5324] South Africa K002064298 Yes
WRQ, L.W.; Luke, P.A. [16814] Tanzania K002063489 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [193] South Africa K002064302 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5134] South Africa K002064309 Yes
Venter, S. [4254] South Africa K002064297 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6556] Tanzania K002063492 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1223] South Africa K002064292 Yes
Zeyher; Wallich [1727] South Africa K002064306 Yes
Gillman, H. [75] Tanzania K002063496 Yes
Hilliard, O.M. [8101] South Africa K002064308 No
Arnold, T.H. [338] South Africa K002064299 Yes
Strey, R.G. [3951] South Africa K002064305 Yes
Rudatis, H. [397] South Africa K002064294 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K. [2592] Tanzania K002063487 Yes
Pegler, A. [101[8]] South Africa K002064295 Yes
[Burke] [128] South Africa K002064296 Yes
Bos, J.J. [1087] South Africa K002064291 Yes
Pooley, E.S. [1947] South Africa K002064310 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Sitoni, D.; Vollesen, K.B.; Whitehouse, C. [3405] Tanzania K002063482 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [193] South Africa K002064304 Yes
s.coll. [956] India Xyris capensis K000912547 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2804] India Xyris capensis K002062340 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1857] India Xyris capensis K002062339 Yes
s.coll. [6084] Nepal Xyris capensis K000912548 Type Yes
Lewalle, J. [4873] Burundi Xyris leptophylla K002063381 Yes
Lewalle, J. [4873] Burundi Xyris leptophylla K002063382 Yes
Wild, H. [35182] Zimbabwe Xyris hildebrandtii K:SPC-04608.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4631] Uganda Xyris hildebrandtii K:SPC-04607.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8568] Tanzania Xyris batokana K:SPC-38409.000 No
Germain [2691] Congo, Republic of the Xyris extensa K002063343 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0