English: Yellow-eyed grass family.
Clades:
Poaceae;
Commelinoids;
Liliidae;
Lilianae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Genera: Abolboda, Achlyphila, Aratitiyopea, Orectanthe, Xyris; ± 400 species.
IntroductionIn the
Apg classification Xyridaceae is a
Family in
Poales, close to
Eriocaulaceae.
In the
Plant theory it is combined with
Eriocaulaceae in
Commelinales,
Subphase 2.
This is in accordance with older classifications like the Cronquist classifications of 1981. The Wettstein classifications placed the family in order Enantioblastae, an Order with Families
Commelinaceae,
Mayacaceae,
Xyridaceae,
Eriocaulaceae,
Centrolepidaceae,
Restionaceae.
Botany: tropical and subtropical.