| Name | Xyris nitida L. A. Nilsson |
| Authorship | L. A. Nilsson |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Xyris Linnaeus |
| Citation | 1891 Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 156 |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Xyris nitida L. A. Nilsson |
| Identification made in | [no date] (2) |