Xyroschoenus

Xyroschoenus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Xyroschoenus; Larridon (2018)
Species:	X. hornei
Binomial name
	Xyroschoenus hornei; (C.B.Clarke) Larridon (2018)
Synonyms
	Costularia hornei (C.B.Clarke) Kük. (1938); Lophoschoenus hornei (C.B.Clarke) Stapf (1914); Schoenus hornei C.B.Clarke (1894), nom. cons.; Tetraria hornei (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama (1961);

Xyroschoenus hornei is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It is a perennial sedge endemic to the Seychelles.^[2] It is the sole species in genus Xyroschoenus.^[3] It is native to the islands of Mahé, Silhouette, Praslin, and Curieuse, where it grows in the forest understory.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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Xyroschoenus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Xyroschoenus Larridon (2018)
Species:	X. hornei
Binomial name
*Xyroschoenus hornei* (C.B.Clarke) Larridon (2018)
Synonyms^[2]
Costularia hornei (C.B.Clarke) Kük. (1938) Lophoschoenus hornei (C.B.Clarke) Stapf (1914) Schoenus hornei C.B.Clarke (1894), nom. cons. Tetraria hornei (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama (1961)