Xyridaceae
Xyris

Xyris obtusiuscula L.A.Nilsson

First published in Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 48: 156 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Brazil. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Xyris asperula Seub. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 219 (1855), nom. illeg.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 30, 2013 Laessoe, T.; Silva, T. [H52590] Brazil K000837621 Yes
Apr 22, 1998 Laessoe, T.; Silva, T. [H52572] Brazil K000837502 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Irwin, H.S.; Harley, R.M.; Onishi, E. [28907] Brazil K000837503 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Zappi, D.C.; Hind, D.J.N.; Paula-Souza, J.; Ferrerira, M.A.P.; Miranda, E.; Jennings, L. [32567] Brazil K000652647 Yes
Zappi, D.C. [2784] Brazil K000747247 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images