Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora albida (Nees) Boeckeler

First published in Linnaea 37: 561 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Guyana. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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?
Fraser [s.n.] Guyana K002411646 Yes
Huber, O. [2038] Venezuela K002412285 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [4413] Guyana K002411647 Yes
Graham, V. [441] Guyana K002411645 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Alfred, K. [7879] Guyana K002411639 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Wurdack, K.J.; Alexander, S.; Perry, C.; Jacobis, C.; Hunter, D.; Roland, V.; Hunter, H. [7075] Guyana K002411636 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [14380] Colombia K002412286 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Alfred, K. [7922] Guyana K002411638 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [837] Guyana K002411643 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [837] Guyana K002411642 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H. Groen, H.J. [[5648]] Guyana K002411644 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [s.n.] Guyana K002411648 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Gharbarran, G. [10837] Guyana K002411640 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [23307] Guyana K002411641 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Alexander, S.; Perry, C.; Jacobis, C.; Hunter, D.; Roland, V.; Hunter, H. [5174] Guyana K002411637 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Tripp, E.A.; Radosavljevic, A.; Jacobis, C.; Ralph, J. [5684] Guyana K002411635 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