Xyridaceae
Xyris

Xyris pauciflora Willd.

First published in Phytographia 1: 2 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Caroline Islands (Palau). It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Phonsena, P., Chantaranothai, P. & Meesawat, A. (2013). Revision of Xyris L. (Xyridaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 41: 102-139.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 4, 1978 Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B.F. [6244] Thailand K000912544 Type Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [136] K002062278 Yes
s.n. [14791] Malaysia K002062467 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [RHT24584] India K002062398 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6083] K001122966 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 6083] K001122969 Unknown Type Material Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [988] Burma K002062411 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jayasuriya, M. [4623] Sri Lanka K002062382 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [3391] Hong Kong K002062284 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [513] Burma K002062381 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/74] Sri Lanka K002062407 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; G. de Silva, G. [4730] Sri Lanka K002062404 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [5381] Hong Kong K002062285 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, A.T. [s.n.] Bangladesh K002062377 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [9186] Burma K002062408 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6083] K001122967 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6083] Nepal K001122972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Keenan, J.; Tun Aung, U.; Rule, R.H. [1452] Burma K002062410 Yes
Sundara Raghavan, R. [83274] India K002062384 Yes
Cowan, J.M. [s.n.] India K002062403 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6083] Burma K001122970 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4295] India K002062387 Yes
s.n. [1026] Malaysia K002062466 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21652] India K002062391 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2785] India K002062372 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Maxwell, R.H.; Fernando, C. [4567] Sri Lanka K002062383 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3719] India K002062371 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1330A] India K002062401 Yes
McClure, F.A. [7952] K002062288 Yes
Haines, H.H. [584] India K002062399 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24786] India K002062380 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4530] India K002062389 Yes
Koyama, T.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [13975] Sri Lanka K002062405 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34193] India K002062359 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [369] India K002062392 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6083] Burma K001122971 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002062280 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002062370 Yes
Lei, C.I. [62] China K002062289 Yes
Griffith, W. [5472] Burma K002062357 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1639] India K002062373 Yes
Meebold, A. [8956] India K002062386 Yes
Wright, C. [547] Hong Kong K002062276 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [8043] Bangladesh K002062379 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21608] India K002062394 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1454] India K002062375 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3586] India K002062363 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [8230] Hong Kong K002062279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002062281 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4031] India K002062388 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [4232] Hong Kong K002062283 Yes
[Martin] [131] K002062367 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6083] K001122965 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rhind, D. [3401] Burma K002062409 Yes
Griffith, W. [517] Bhutan K002062358 Yes
Brass, L.J. [18732] Australia K002062944 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 6083] K001122968 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13610] India K002062393 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [1223] Hong Kong K002062282 Yes
s.coll. [57] Hong Kong K002062274 Yes
Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP1377] India K002062385 Yes
Helfer [5473] K002062360 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1330] India K002062400 Yes
Griffith, W. [5465] K002062369 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34111A] India K002062361 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K000912579 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002062275 Yes
Koyama, T. [13308B] Sri Lanka K002062406 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [237] India K002062365 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1278] India K002062374 Yes
s.coll. [1991] Hong Kong K002062277 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21549] India K002062390 Yes

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  • 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