Xyris complanata R.Br.

  • Filed As

    Xyridaceae
    Xyris complanata R.Br.

  • Collector(s)

    P. van Royen 4861, 07 Sep 1954

  • Location

    Indonesia. Papua Barat. Irian Jaya. Netherlands New Guinea, district Merauke, Koerik, north of the Koembe River, ca. 10 km. northeast of Koembe village.

  • Habitat

    In grass-plaines among low grasses. Common.

  • Description

    Bushy herb, up to 80 cm. high. Leaves light green, twisted. peduncle if scape light green, twisted, bracts green with blue-green margins; petals chrome-coloured, staminodes orange, stigmas orangem anthers yellow with black margins. Fruit brown. Bases of leaves wine-red. Petals touch each other. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 179476

    Occurrence ID: 7f27d1f2-a210-41fa-92bc-2f0ec63af33a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Xyridaceae

  • All Determinations

    Xyris complanata R.Br.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Indonesia

  • State/Province

    Papua Barat

  • Locality

    Irian Jaya. Netherlands New Guinea, district Merauke, Koerik, north of the Koembe River, ca. 10 km. northeast of Koembe village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

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Ex RIJKSHERBARIUM — LEIDEN	I
Expeditie Nieuw Guinea 1954/1955
Coll. P. van Royen No . 4861 d.d. f / 9/19 $4
Fam. A^ridaeea©
¿Carrie eooplanata it# Brown
Loc. iletherlande ¡¡09 Guinea, district
Mer&uke* &ooriixt north of the
¿oonbe river. 0« tO to northeast
of uoeobe village0 alt# o* 10 m
Hab. la graoo-plaino© among low grass-
00#
obs. iiuoUjr herb* up to 80 co high#
Loaves light gree, twioted* Pe-
duncle of eo&pe light green,
twieted» bracto green with blue«
freon oarginoi pftt&le ohroDO-00-
ouredf ©tominodeo orange* ©tig-
DQC orangef anthera yellow with
blaois oargiae» *ruit brown*
v^rn	Base© Of leave© wine~red<
Vern M5l© touch each other*
This specimen is presented on the condition that new identifi-
cations will be communicated to Rijksherbarium.
00179476