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 Publish: 1