Xyris capensis

Xyris capensis Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 12 1794. (syn: Xyris capensis var. angolensis Malme ……..; Xyris flabellata P.Royen; Xyris melanocephala Miq.; Xyris nilagarensis Steud. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Xyris nilagiriensis Steud.; Xyris novoguineensis Hatus.; Xyris reptans Rendle; Xyris schoenoides Mart.; Xyris semifuscata Bojer ex Baker; Xyris subrubella Malme ex Hutch. & Dalziel [Invalid]; Xyris sumatrana Malme; Xyris zombana N.E.Br.);

Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, Brazil: Angola, Assam, Botswana, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO;

Common name: Cape Yellow-Eyed Grass, Common Xyris, Yellow-eyed grass
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Plants from Northeast Tour 2017: Monocot Herb for identification from Cherrapunji : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
This is interesting plant for me, never seen such a monocot earlier. Requesting the experts to identify this herb, recorded from a grassland near Cherrapunji, Meghalaya…

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I have received the identification input from Preeti Verma Ji which point to this being Xyris capensis, Xyridaceae…
Please see good information on This page
This species as well as Family  are new additions to efi

 

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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI  BSI Flora of India Checklist Flora of China  FOC illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  IUCN Red List (LC)  Encyclopedia of Life Sanbi  Flora of Zimbabwe  Useful Tropical Plants  African Plant Database