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| Family : XYRIDACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 8: 17 (1902) |
| Information on the genus : Xyris |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial herb forming clumps, much branched, to c. 25 cm tall, with or without an erect or ascending rhizome |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Seepage areas in grassland; swamp; 1600-2000 m alt.; locally common. |
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Record from Tanzania probably wrong (Lock in Fl. Zambes., l.c.). |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Exell, A. & Wild, H. (2010). Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate. London Kew 13: 26
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- LEBRUN, J. P. & A. L. STORK (1995). Enumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique tropicale. Monocotyledones: Limnocharitaceae à Poaceae. Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 3: 29
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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