Xyris americana Vahl Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 205 (1805) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Xyridaceae genus Xyris species Xyris savanensis Name Homonyms Xyris americana Vahl Xyris americana Aubl. Xyris americana Griseb. Xyris americana Poepp. ex Kunth, 1843 Xyris americana Poepp.