Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora consanguinea (Kunth) Boeckeler

First published in Linnaea 37: 536 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico, SE. Colombia to Brazil and Paraguay. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Araújo, A.C., Longhi-Wagner, H.M. & Thomas, W.W. (2012). A synopsis of Rhynchospora sect. Pluriflorae (Cyperaceae). Brittonia 64: 381-393.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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

  • Araújo, A.C., Longhi-Wagner, H.M. & Thomas, W.W. (2012). A synopsis of Rhynchospora sect. Pluriflorae (Cyperaceae). Brittonia 64: 381-393.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26260] Brazil K000189643 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22619] Brazil K000002698 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Martinelli, G. [20998] Brazil K000002697 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Mori, S.A.; Boom, B.M. [14520] Brazil K000002694 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22619] Brazil K000189646 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.; Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Silva, R.M. [7207] Brazil K000002695 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Irwin, H.W.; Harley, R.M.; Smith, G.L. [32603] Brazil K000002686 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26261] Brazil K000189642 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Martinelli, G. [20998] Brazil K000189645 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19777] Brazil K000002700 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24614] Brazil K000189644 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Giulietti, A.M.; Furlan, A.; Semir, J.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L.; Menezes, N.L. [1514] Brazil K000002688 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19272] Brazil K000002687 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 s.coll. [3743] Brazil K000632469 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Arbo, M.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Vicente, J. [5628] Brazil K000189649 Yes
May 1, 1987 Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2184] Brazil K000189656 Yes
Nov 1, 1986 Silva, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.; Furlan, A.; Lewis, G.P.; Harley, R.M. [7405] Brazil K000189648 Yes
Mar 1, 1986 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22255] Brazil K000189654 Yes
Mar 1, 1986 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Martinelli, G. [20736] Brazil K000189652 Yes
Mar 1, 1986 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Martinelli, G. [20736] Brazil K000189653 Yes
Aug 15, 1898 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000632468 Isotype Yes
Rodríguez, A.; Surubi, J. [472] Bolivia K002412237 Yes
Thomas, W.; Ackerley, D. [4487] Brazil K002411500 Yes
Walter, B.M.; Dias, B.J.; Mendonça, R.C.; Violatti, L.G. [465] Brazil K000189651 Yes
Thomas, W.; Wendt, T.; Grimes, J.; Garcia, J. [3584] Mexico Rhynchospora oaxacana K000632391 Isotype 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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