Xyris capensis Thunb. belongs to the Xyridaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Not collected.

March 10, 2005

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Xyridaceae

Genus

Xyris

Specific Epithet

capensis

Authorship

Thunb.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 15.0

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#81,458 of 335,497

Top 25%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →