Biology:Xyris complanata

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Short description: Species of yelloweyed grass


Feathered yellow-eye
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species:
X. complanata
Binomial name
Xyris complanata
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Xyris anceps Vahl 1805 not Lam. 1791
  • Xyris laevis R.Br.
  • Xyris scabra R.Br.
  • Xyris elongata Rudge
  • Xyris walkeri Wight ex Kunth
  • Xyris malaccensis Steud.

Xyris complanata, known as the feathered yellow-eye is a tufted herb in the Xyridaceae family. It is native to southern China , India , Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Sumatra), the Philippines , New Guinea and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia). It is also naturalized in Hawaii where it is known as Hawai'i yelloweyed grass.[1][2][3] In New South Wales it grows in moist areas, often near swamps or in heathland.

The specific epithet complanata refers to the flattened leaf stalk.[4] This species first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1810.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4921193 entry