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Xyris capensis

Common names: Cape yellow-eyed grass, common xyris (Eng.); hloho-tsa-makaka, kaka-hlothona (Sesotho); umuzi (SiSwati); udoyi oluncane (isiZulu)

Family: Xyridaceae

... Xyris capensis belongs in the yellow-eyed-grass family, Xyridaceae. The genus Xyris consists of about 280 species and ...

18 / 01 / 2016 | Aluwani Tshiila | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

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