Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora triflora Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 231 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mexico Southeast, Mozambique, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia

Extinct in:

Sri Lanka

Recorded in error in:

India

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.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2009). Exclusion of Schoenus nigricans L., Rhynchospora triflora Vahl, Scleria foliosa Hochst., & Scleria reticulata (Holtt.) Kern (Cyperaceae) from Flora of India. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 685-686.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Larridon, I., Thery, P. & Reynders, M. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae, Tribu VII. Schoeneae, VII,: 1-94. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • 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.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

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 Zambesiaca

  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 314 (1983).
  • Robinson in Kirkia 1: 35 (1961).
  • Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 232 (1805).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2009). Exclusion of Schoenus nigricans L., Rhynchospora triflora Vahl, Scleria foliosa Hochst., & Scleria reticulata (Holtt.) Kern (Cyperaceae) from Flora of India. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 685-686.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Larridon, I., Thery, P. & Reynders, M. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae, Tribu VII. Schoeneae, VII,: 1-94. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Ranasinghe, S. & al. (2020). The national red list 2020 - Conservation status of the flora of Sri Lanka: 1-254. Biodiversity secretariat, Ministry of environment and the national herbarium.
  • 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.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1889 [Purdie] [26] Trinidad and Tobago K000632381 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schipp, W.A. [789] Belize K002773334 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2900] Mozambique K002771970 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 6274] Togo K002771402 Yes
Macrae [252] Sri Lanka K002770575 Yes
Pobeguin, M. [108] Cote d'Ivoire K002771397 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [10564] Zambia K002771977 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H 13245] Dominican Republic K002773601 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [1758] Nigeria K002771407 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [936] Suriname K002411614 Yes
Hassler, E. [8181] Paraguay K002411618 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3994] Angola K002771981 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002770574 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4339] Sierra Leone K002771392 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6622] Zambia K002771979 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC 611] Ghana K002771400 Yes
Hassler, E.; Rojas, T. [10030] Paraguay K002411616 Yes
Troupin, G. [1349] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002771639 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1747] Zambia K002771974 Yes
Astule, W.L. [577] Zambia K002771976 Yes
Jordan [586] Sierra Leone K002771388 Yes
Risopoulos [1014] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002771642 Yes
Hassler [8181] Paraguay K002411617 Yes
Glanville, R.R. [217] Sierra Leone K002771389 Yes
Barhaut [6331] Senegal K002771386 Yes
Mullenders [2482] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002771641 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [732] Sierra Leone K002771391 Yes
[Vanderyst] [4231] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002771638 Yes
Assi, A. [6057] Cote d'Ivoire K002771399 Yes
Ern, H.; Hein, B.; Pircher, A. [492] Togo K002771404 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [[24101]] Malaysia K002770662 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002773605 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [22339] Cote d'Ivoire K002771398 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002773604 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Prance, G.T.; Soderstrom, T.R.; Holmgren, N. [57627] Suriname K002411615 Yes
Fotius, G. [2276] Cameroon K002771635 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; [B. Luwiika] [11827] Zambia K002771971 Yes
Troupin, G. [1414] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002771640 Yes
s.coll. [4076] K002771636 Yes
Astule, W.L. [1366] Zambia K002771975 Yes
Thwaites [3036] Sri Lanka K002770576 Yes
Ortiz, R.; Ramia, M. [3080] Venezuela K002412265 Yes
Desmeules [12] Guinea K002771405 Yes
Lockhart [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002773603 Yes
Thwaites [3036] Sri Lanka K002770577 Yes
Richards, H.M. [12622] Zambia K002771980 Yes
Angus, A. [2729] Zambia K002771978 Yes
Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [937] Cote d'Ivoire K002771395 No
s.coll. [117] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002771643 Yes
Geerling, C.; Bokdam, J. [1542] Cote d'Ivoire K002771396 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3173] Central African Republic K002771637 Yes
Raynal-Roques, A. [19868] French Guiana K002411613 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3679] Central African Republic K002771644 Yes
Wright, C. [3389] Cuba K002773599 Yes
Adams, C.D. [4674] Ghana K002771401 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H 13245] Dominican Republic K002773600 Yes
Jordan [813] Sierra Leone K002771390 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [94TR/257] Trinidad and Tobago K002773602 Yes
Hall, J.B. [IV65] Cote d'Ivoire K002771394 Yes
Berhaut [6457] Senegal K002771387 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC 302] Ghana K002771403 Yes
[Ayen Eoh Barter] [1564] Nigeria K002771406 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [118 S] Malawi K002771969 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2361] Zambia K002771972 Yes
s.coll. [10333] Zambia K002771973 Yes

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