Plant Family


Xyridaceae

Family CN: Yellow-eyed Grass Family
Family Code: XYRIDA
Family Parent: [in POALES]
Family Authority: C. Agardh 1823
Summary: As recognized more narrowly (excluding Abolboda, Aratitiyopea, and Orectanthe into the Abolbodaceae), a family of 2 genera and about 300-325 species, nearly cosmopolitan (most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions, and especially South America).
Reference: Kral in FNA (2000); Kral in Kubitzki (1998b).
Last Updated: 2020-01-01
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