Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora brevirostris Griseb.

First published in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 246 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Mexico to Tropical America. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, French Guiana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Zambia

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.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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 berteroi.]

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

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 360 (1967).
  • Cat. Pl. Cuba 246 (1866)
  • Kük. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 75: 286 (1950)
  • Robinson in Kirkia 1: 39 (1961)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 246 (1866).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 316, fig.652 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 362 (2010).
  • Robinson in Kirkia 1: 39 (1961).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cat. Pl. Cub. 246 (1866)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 316 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26259] Brazil K000189452 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22101] Brazil K000189477 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Guyana K002411754 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2246] Botswana K002772076 Yes
Barter [1010] K000244813 Holotype Yes
Melville [s.n.] Guyana K002411753 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6594] Zambia K002772071 Yes
Delascio, F.; Montes, R.; Davidse, G. [11551] Venezuela K002412450 Yes
s.coll. [5133] Mali K002771483 Yes
Adam, J.G. [18530] Senegal K002771482 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [8548] Zambia K001569114 Yes
Standley, P.C. [26622] Panama K002412441 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4664] Zambia K002772069 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [10839] Tanzania K002771816 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela K002412452 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3599] Zambia K002772073 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4679] Zambia K002772067 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [FCD945] Sierra Leone K002771487 Yes
Jones, T.S. [59] Sierra Leone K002771486 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2850] Zambia K002772068 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [3834] Brazil K001179838 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3739] Zambia K002772072 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [9983] Tanzania K002771815 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4641] Zambia K002772070 Yes
Berhaut [6701] Senegal K002771485 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2316] Zambia K002772075 Yes
Davidse, G. [3776] Venezuela K002412451 Yes
Lisowski, S. [11618] Guinea K002771484 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3587] Zambia K002772074 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [2319] Mexico Rhynchospora clarkei K002773431 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [11207] Mexico Rhynchospora clarkei K000632395 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [2319] Mexico Rhynchospora clarkei K000632396 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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