Xyris straminea L.A. Nilsson

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Habitat: Listed in Setshogo, 2005: 149 but not for Botswana in any other literature. Difficult to separate from X. huillensis Rendle and its inclusion is considered probably in error.
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 368.

Lock, J.M. (2010). Xyridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) Pages 28 - 29.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 112.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 149. Probably listed in error

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 187.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Xyris straminea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Xyris straminea
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Wikipedia: Xyris straminea


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Xyris straminea.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=112300, retrieved 29 March 2024

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