Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora arenicola Uittien

First published in Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 22: 335 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to N. South America and N. Brazil. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Rhynchospora pilosa subsp. arenicola.]

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

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.

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, 1924 Essed, E. [87] Suriname K000632475 Type Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1426] Guyana K002774150 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Alexander, S.; Perry, C.; Jacobis, C.; Hunter, D.; Roland, V.; Hunter, H. [5480] Guyana K002774140 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1426] Guyana K002774144 Yes
Davis, D.H. [778] Guyana K002774149 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Tripp, E.A.; Radosavljevic, A.; Jacobis, C.; Ralph, J. [5682] Guyana K002774138 Yes
{Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Tripp, E.A.; Radosavljevic, A.; Ralph, J.; c. Jacobis} [5635] Guyana K002774139 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Alexander, S.; Perry, C.; Jacobis, C.; Hunter, D.; Roland, V.; Hunter, H. [5209] Guyana K002774141 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1423] Guyana K002774146 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [23115] Guyana K002774145 Yes
Maguire, B.; Magurie, C.; Wilson-Browne [46223] Guyana K002774142 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H. Groen, H.J. [5694] Guyana K002774148 Yes
Davis, D.H. [636] Guyana K002774143 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H. Groen, H.J. [5646] Guyana K002774147 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Liwah, R.; Raghoenandan, U.P.D.; Scheplitz, F.; Vermeer, J. [5421] Guyana K002411939 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19560] Brazil Rhynchospora pilosa subsp. arenicola K000189609 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22625] Brazil Rhynchospora pilosa subsp. arenicola K000189608 Yes
Beck, S.; Haase, R. [10097] Bolivia Rhynchospora pilosa subsp. arenicola K002412205 Yes
Davidse, G. [4692] Venezuela Rhynchospora pilosa subsp. arenicola K002412204 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [59668] Venezuela Rhynchospora pilosa subsp. arenicola K002412203 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [93756] Venezuela Rhynchospora pilosa subsp. arenicola K002412202 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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