Xyris andina

Andes yellow-eyed grass
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. andina
Binomial name
Xyris andina
Malme

Xyris andina is a species of plant in the Xyridaceae family.[1] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, much of its range now under threat of habitat destruction.[2]

References

  1. Gustaf Oskar Andersson Malme (1913). "Xyris L, Untergattung Nematopus (SEUBERT). Entwurf einer Gliederung". Arkiv för Botanik (Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien) 13 (3): 46.
  2. León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. (2004). "Xyris andina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 May 2014.