Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora rugosa (Vahl) Gale

First published in Rhodora 46: 275 (1944)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Pacific, Mexico to Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2010). The tribe Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae) in India. Rheedea 20: 1-19.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Silveira, G.H. & Longhi-Wagner, H.M. (2008). Cyperaceae Juss. no Morro Santana - Porto Alegre e Viamåo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 63: 295-320.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • 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.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

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

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Rhodora 46: 275 (1944).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jaramillo Díaz, P. & Guézou, A. (2017). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Vascular Plants - FCD Lista de especies de Plantas Vasculares de Galápagos http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/vascular-plants/.

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.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Sant'Ana, S.C.; Amorim, A.; Jardim, J.; Santos, E.B.; Hage, J.L. [289] Brazil K000189383 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Nascimento, I.C.; Jardim, J.G. [615] Brazil K000189384 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Carvalho, A.M.; Thomas, W.W. [3066] Brazil K000189493 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Mori, S.A. [12936] Brazil K000189495 Yes
Jun 1, 1988 Harley, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24596] Brazil K000189490 Yes
Dec 1, 1986 Noblick, L.R. [3058] Brazil K000189492 Yes
Mar 1, 1986 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21615] Brazil K000189502 Yes
Mar 1, 1986 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21615] Brazil K000189497 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Reunion K002772223 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Mori, S.A.; Benton, F. [13567] Brazil K000189496 Yes
Oct 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19558] Brazil K000189498 Yes
Oct 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19769] Brazil K000189499 Yes
Oct 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18882] Brazil K000189501 Yes
Oct 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18361] Brazil K000189504 Yes
Oct 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18849] Brazil K000189500 Yes
Aug 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17508] Brazil K000189507 Yes
Aug 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15806] Brazil K000189505 Yes
Aug 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16969] Brazil K000189506 Yes
Feb 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19275] Brazil K000189503 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Irwin, H.S.; Harley, R.M.; Smith, G.L. [31029] Brazil K000189488 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Smitinand, T.; Sleumer, H. [8315] Thailand K000498941 Yes
Mar 22, 1962 Smitinand, T. [6130] Thailand K000498940 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Beusekom, C.F., van; Charoenphol, C. [1709] Thailand K000498938 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Kerr, A.F.G. [9552] Thailand K000498939 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Smitinand, T. [5015] Thailand K000498937 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [548] Papua New Guinea K002770945 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [3339] Malaysia K002770664 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Mauritius K001790194 Yes
Barclay, C. [2845] Mauritius K002772218 Yes
{Johns; Moi; Taurereka; Inu; Wiringa; Kwevekabutu} [Lae64758] Papua New Guinea K002770942 Yes
Schiers [3] Mauritius K002772225 Yes
Boivin, M. [s.n.] France K002772231 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [[15948]] Malaysia K002770669 Yes
{Pike} [s.n.] Mauritius K002772229 Yes
Lorence, D. [DL1509] Mauritius K002772232 Yes
Baker, W.J.; Utteridge, T.; Bau, B. [1269] Papua New Guinea K002770921 Yes
Walker [ANU531] Papua New Guinea K002770932 Yes
Brass, L.J. [11815] Indonesia K002770931 Yes
Flenley, J.R. [ANU2168] Papua New Guinea K002770936 Yes
Barker, W.R.; Vinas, N.A. [LAE67737] Papua New Guinea K002770925 Yes
Schodde, R. [2000] Papua New Guinea K002770939 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [231] Nigeria K001418787 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [1270] Papua New Guinea K002770929 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF11504] Papua New Guinea K002770933 Yes
Maun [s.n.] Mauritius K002772220 Yes
Vaughan, R.E. [B12] Mauritius K002772226 Yes
Gibbs, L.S. [5099] Indonesia K002770934 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Cadet, T.; Badré, F. [4241] Reunion K002772230 Yes
Symington, C.F.; Kiah [[28899]] Malaysia K002770672 Yes
Zainudin, A.; Salleh, H. [4055] Malaysia K002770675 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [3338] Malaysia K002770674 Yes
Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Silva, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B. [7234] Brazil K000189489 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [140116] K002770667 Yes
Brown, R. [5994] Australia K000307841 Type Yes
Raynal, J. [16883] Indonesia K002770923 Yes
Bausher, R.M. [B24] Mauritius K002772222 Yes
Wallich, N. [3421] Nepal K001057258 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1440] Papua New Guinea K002770946 Yes
Baker, W.J.; Utteridge, T.; Bau, B. [1269] Papua New Guinea K002770922 Yes
Lye, K.A. [5974] Mauritius K002772221 Yes
Carrick, J.; [Mohd. Kasim bin Rajab] [814] Malaysia K002770673 Yes
Barker, W.R.; Vinas, N.A. [LAE67726] Papua New Guinea K002770926 Yes
Humbert, H. [5771] Madagascar K002772236 Yes
Brass, L.J. [4790] Papua New Guinea K002770947 Yes
s.coll. [1083] Madagascar K002772234 Yes
Flenley, J.R. [ANU2111] Papua New Guinea K002770935 Yes
Schodde, R. [1656] Papua New Guinea K002770938 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002770671 Yes
{Sinclair, J.; Kiah bin Salleh} [[40438]] Malaysia K002770663 Yes
Kalkman, C. [5220] Papua New Guinea K002770943 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. [90/109] Thailand K000498943 Yes
Brass, L.J. [10725] Indonesia K002770930 Yes
Coode; Coode, M.J.E.; Guého, J.; Lorence, D. [3948] Mauritius K002772217 Yes
Lorence, D.H. [M 167] Mauritius K002772227 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Alsterlund, I. [6723] Thailand K000498942 Yes
Raynal, J. [17006] Indonesia K002770937 Yes
Grey, J. [s.n.] Mauritius K002772228 Yes
Henty, E.E. [NGF29098] Papua New Guinea K002770940 Yes
Ong, P.T. [162] Mauritius K002772224 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [15948] Malaysia K002770668 Yes
Carrick, J. [1272] Malaysia K002770666 Yes
Carrick, J. [1245] Malaysia K002770665 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002770670 Yes
Clemens [8451] Papua New Guinea K002770928 Yes
Womersley, J. [NGF9310] Papua New Guinea K002770941 Yes
{Kosterm ns; Soegeng} [800] Indonesia K002770924 Yes
Bouton, L. [s.n.] Mauritius K002772219 Yes
Gillison, A. [NGF25105] Papua New Guinea K002770927 Yes
s.coll. [1004] Madagascar K002772235 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Harley, R.; Stannard, B.; Woodgyer, E. [2916] Brazil K000189491 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1031] Papua New Guinea K002770944 Yes
Atkins, S.; Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Sano, P.T.; Souza, V.C. [14813] Brazil K000189433 Yes
Mar 17, 1836 Major, F. [255] Madagascar Rhynchospora glauca K002772200 Yes
S.coll. [S.n.] Rhynchospora glauca K002770590 No
Griffith [6302] India Rhynchospora glauca K000357821 Unknown Type Material Yes
Helfer [6302] India Rhynchospora glauca K000357819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maxwell, Dr. [S.n.] Sri Lanka Rhynchospora glauca K001615094 No
Griffith [6302] India Rhynchospora glauca K000357820 Unknown Type Material 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

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    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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