| Author | Title | Journal/publisher | Literature ref. no. |
| Lock, J.M. (2010) | Xyridaceae | Flora Zambesiaca 13(4) 1-33 | 849 |
Note that the process of capturing references from species to the literature and the reverse may be incomplete.
| Species found: 8 |
| Xyris angularis |
| Xyris aristata |
| Xyris congensis |
| Xyris dissimilis |
| Xyris erubescens |
| Xyris foliolata |
| Xyris gossweileri |
| Xyris imitatrix |