Species profile

Accepted name
Xyris indica L. Species
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Xyridaceae
Genus
Xyris
IUCN Red List
Least concern
Distribution
Australia; Southern Asia; Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 42 (1753)

Media and observations

1. Xyris. Xyris foliis gladiatis. Gron. virg. 11. Fl. zeyl. 35. Gladiolo lacustri accedens malabarica, e capitulo botryoideo florifera. Pluk. alm. 170. t. 416. f. 4. Katsjiletti-pullu. Rheed. mal. 9. p. 139. t. 7. (Species plantarum: exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas)

Habitat in Indiis. (Species plantarum: exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas)

GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-05. Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/2692701 https://www.gbif.org/species/2692701 · Last updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:31 AM