Xyris tortula Mart. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Flora 24(2 Beibl.): 55 (1841) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Xyridaceae genus Xyris species Xyris tortula Name Synonyms Xyris commita Malme Xyris commixta Malme Xyris megapotamica Malme Xyris simulans L.A.Nilsson Xyris simulans var. subtilis Malme Xyris simulans var. subtortula Malme Xyris spiralis Pohl Xyris spiralis Pohl ex Seub. Homonyms Xyris tortula Mart.