Xyridaceae
Xyris

Xyris rehmannii L.A.Nilsson

First published in Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 48: 157 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Cameroon, Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hepper in Kew Bull. 21: 424 (1968).
  • in Kongl. Svensk Vet. Akad. Handl. 24, No. 14: 28 (1892)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 325, t. 151 (1994).
  • Hepper in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 54 (1968).
  • Hepper in Kew Bulletin 21: 424 (1968)
  • J. Lewis & Oberm. in Flora of Southern Africa 4(2): 7, t. 1/3 (1985).
  • J. Lewis in Fl. Cameroun 22: 50 (1981).
  • L.A. Nilsson in K. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. Stockholm 24(14): 28 (1892).
  • Lye in Fl. Ethiopia 6: 377, fig. 208.1/14–16 (1997).
  • Malme in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 48: 299 (1912).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9899] Cameroon K000746695 No
Barbosa, G.; Moreno, F. [10023] Angola K002063776 Yes
Napper, D.M. [785] Kenya K002063523 Yes
Phillips, S.M. [125] Zimbabwe K002063762 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1399] Kenya K002063520 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Griffiths, P.; Harvey, Y.B.; Kamwela, H.; Paton, A.J. [3810] Tanzania K002063530 Yes
Lovett, J. [730] Tanzania K002063526 Yes
Compton, R.H. [31379] South Africa K002064327 Yes
Myres, R.J. [70] Zimbabwe K002063768 Yes
Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [324] K002063766 Yes
Wild, H. [2720] Zimbabwe K002063767 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1583] Tanzania K002063529 Yes
Dehn, G. (Mrs.) [1010] Zimbabwe K002063772 Yes
Tweedie [1342] Kenya K002063525 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Tadesse, M. [6748] Kenya K002063521 Yes
Frisby, A.; Maiato, F. [4134] Angola K001334020 Yes
Cecil, E. [152] Zimbabwe K000321261 Type Yes
Pawek [4406] Malawi K002063759 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2224] Angola K002063775 Yes
Pawek, J. [8543] Malawi K002063760 Yes
Miller, O.B. [2536] Zimbabwe K002063764 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [762] South Africa K002064329 Yes
Chase, N.C. [659A] Zimbabwe K002063774 Yes
Barbosa, G. [10023] Angola K002063777 Yes
Compton, R.H. [26488] South Africa K002064328 Yes
Pawek, J. [8543] Malawi K002063761 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [2372] Zimbabwe K002063771 Yes
Van Vuuren, D.R.J. [1324] South Africa K002064331 Yes
Müller, T.; [Cr. pope] [1717] Zimbabwe K002063763 Yes
Welwitsch [2474] Angola K000321259 Type Yes
Welwitsch [2474] Angola K000321260 Type Yes
Wild, H. [3886] Zimbabwe K002063773 Yes
Bolus, H. [12416] South Africa K002064332 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1758] Nigeria K:SPC-38455.000 No
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/231A] Tanzania K002063528 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4298] Kenya K002063524 Yes
Phipps, J.B. [822] Zimbabwe K002063765 Yes
Rehmann, A. [5764] South Africa K000321301 Type Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/247] Tanzania K002063522 Yes
Wild, H. [3692] Zimbabwe K001731912 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A.; Pegler, D.N. [1916] Tanzania K002063527 Yes
Nicholas, A. [532] Zimbabwe K002063769 Yes
Nicholas, A. [532] Zimbabwe K002063770 Yes
Howe, H. [44] South Africa K002064330 Yes
Wild, H. [40099] Zimbabwe Xyris rigidescens K:SPC-02432.000 No
Wild, H. [34863] Zimbabwe Xyris dispar K:SPC-04606.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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