Xyroschoenus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Xyroschoenus
Larridon (2018)
Species:
X. hornei
Binomial name
Xyroschoenus hornei
(C.B.Clarke) Larridon (2018)
Synonyms[2]
  • Costularia hornei (C.B.Clarke) Kük. (1938)
  • Lophoschoenus hornei (C.B.Clarke) Stapf (1914)
  • Schoenus hornei C.B.Clarke (1894), nom. cons.
  • Tetraria hornei (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama (1961)

Xyroschoenus hornei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It is a perennial sedge endemic to the Seychelles.[2] It is the sole species in genus Xyroschoenus.[3] It is native to the islands of Mahé, Silhouette, Praslin, and Curieuse, where it grows in the forest understory.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gerlach, J. (2011). "Xyroschoenus hornei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T193434A8860056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T193434A8860056.en. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Xyroschoenus hornei (C.B.Clarke) Larridon. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Xyroschoenus Larridon | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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