Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora comata (Link) Schult.

First published in Mant. 2: 50 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

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. (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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2003 Thomas, W.W.; Amorim, A.; Gasson, P. [8998] Brazil K000189385 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Thomas, W.W.; Jardim, J.; Sant'Ana, S.; Paixao, J.L. [10766] Brazil K000189399 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Thomas, W.W.; Santos, T.S.; Jardim, J.; Silva, L.M.; Sant'Ana, S. [10479] Brazil K000189396 Yes
Oct 1, 1982 Brito, H.S.; Vinha, S.G. [17] Brazil K000189393 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18140] Brazil K000189392 Yes
Mar 1, 1899 Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K000189388 Yes
Jul 1, 1889 Wright, C. [3390] Cuba K000632355 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Jean-Jacques de Granville; Crozier, F.; Sarthou, C.} [15206] Guyana K002411895 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [2479] Guyana K002411884 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-Noorman, J.; Hall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Westra, L.Y.T. [7531] Guyana K002411890 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Ribeiro, S. [12088] Brazil K000189394 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [341] Cuba K002773813 Yes
Melville [s.n.] Guyana K002411888 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189389 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6743] Trinidad and Tobago K002773817 Yes
Lockhart [289] Trinidad and Tobago K002773818 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6092] Guyana K002411886 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Prance, G.T.; Soderstom, T.R.; Holmgren, N. [55314] Suriname K002411881 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6743] Trinidad and Tobago K002773816 Yes
Jenman [2479] Guyana K002411885 Yes
Raynal, A. [15607] Trinidad and Tobago K002773820 Yes
{Barnard; Jones; Crane} [233] Trinidad and Tobago K002773821 Yes
Davidse, G.; Huber, O. [15506] Venezuela K002412511 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H. Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2192] Guyana K002411896 Yes
Davidse, G.; Huber, O. [15264] Venezuela K002412512 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3174] Guyana K002411893 Yes
Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.; Welle, B.J.H.; Bonsen, K.J. [262] Guyana K002411892 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H. Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2233] Guyana K002411889 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189391 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Agostini, G. [91320] Venezuela K002412510 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gustafsson, C.; James, V. [4014] Guyana K002411878 Yes
Schomburgk [676] Guyana K002411883 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Chanderbali, A.S.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V. [3294] Guyana K002411882 Yes
Appun, C.F. [215] Guyana K002411877 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Chanderbali, A.S.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; James, V. [3552] Guyana K002411879 Yes
[Schonlonler] [676] Guyana K002411887 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Feuillet, C.; Hiepko, P.; Skog, L.E.; Welle, B.J.H. [255] Guyana K002411891 Yes
Crueger [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002773819 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189390 Yes
Clarke, H.D. [3693] Guyana K002411880 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Amorim, A.; Gasson, P. [8998] Brazil K000189397 Yes
Granville, J.J.; Cremers, G. [13160] K002411894 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Pirani, J.R.; Mello-Silva, R.; Fernandes, J.B. [6050] Brazil K000189398 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Britton, E.G.; Brown, M.S. [2407] Trinidad and Tobago K002773814 Yes
Fendler, A. [875] Trinidad and Tobago K002773815 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Jardim, J.; Paixao, J.L. [11067] Brazil K000189395 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • '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.
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  • 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

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    • 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

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0