Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora nitens (Vahl) A.Gray

First published in Manual, ed. 5: 568 (1867)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. U.S.A. to Central America, Caribbean, Guyana. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Belize, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Guyana, Honduras, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Rothrock, P.E. (2009). Sedges of Indiana and adjacent states: the non-Carex species: 1-271. Indiana Academy of Sciences.
  • Strong, M.T. (2006). Taxonomy and distribution of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) in the Guianas, South America. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 53: 1-225.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1889 Canby, W.M. [s.n.] United States K001057329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peck, M.E. [53] Belize K002773383 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002772399 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772405 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772401 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002772400 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772402 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [14559] Dominican Republic K002773673 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3164] United States K002772403 Yes
Drummond, T. [348] United States K001057328 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772404 Yes
Graham, V. [392] Guyana K002411657 Yes
Kral, R. [67779] United States K002772396 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Sorrie, B. [14696] United States K002772398 Yes
Karl, R. [85637] United States K002772397 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001057330 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0