Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora filiformis Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 232 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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?
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Alexander, S.; Perry, C.; Jacobis, C.; Hunter, D.; Roland, V.; Hunter, H. [5517] Guyana K002411959 Yes
Leprieur; Sagot [1389] French Guiana K002411962 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000632530 Isotype Yes
Poiteau [s.n.] French Guiana K000632531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Perry, C.; Zimmerman, E.; Hunter, D. [4840] Guyana K002411960 Yes
Pulle, A. [47] Suriname K002411954 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Feuillet, C. [24799] French Guiana K002411958 Yes
Wilson, G.; Browne, S.J. [WB162] Guyana K002411965 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [8177] Guyana K002411964 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1270] Guyana K002411966 Yes
Ortiz, R.; Ramia, M. [2913] Venezuela K002412564 Yes
Melville [s.n.] Guyana K002411969 Yes
Nozawa, S.; Castillo-Suárez, A.; Ramia, M. [213] Venezuela K002412563 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3687] Guyana K002411967 Yes
Drummond [799] Guyana K002411961 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3740] Guyana K002411968 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [94TR/221] Trinidad and Tobago K002774026 Yes
Kramer, K.U.; Hekking, W.H.A. [2999] Suriname K002411955 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Prance, G.T.; Soderstrom, T.R.; Holmgren, N. [55955] Suriname K002411956 Yes
Jenman [4533] Guyana K002411963 Yes
Herrera, G. [3549] Costa Rica K002773479 Yes
Raynal, A. [20118] French Guiana K002411957 Yes
Sampson, H.C. [4] Belize Rhynchospora podosperma K002773432 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela Rhynchospora podosperma K002412447 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [13315] Dominican Republic Rhynchospora podosperma K002773759 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela Rhynchospora podosperma K002412445 Yes
Carrick, J. [944] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora podosperma K002773763 Yes
Huber, O.; Tillett, S.; Davidse, G. [s.n.] Venezuela Rhynchospora podosperma K002412446 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [11044a] Dominican Republic Rhynchospora podosperma K002773758 Yes
Rowlatt, U. [1506] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora podosperma K002773764 Yes
Carrick, J. [1123] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora podosperma K002773762 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [526] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora podosperma K002773761 Yes
Innes, R.R. [RRI54] Belize Rhynchospora podosperma K002773433 Yes
Lazier, J. [10-7et8 (23)] Belize Rhynchospora podosperma K002773434 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela Rhynchospora podosperma K002412444 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela Rhynchospora podosperma K002412448 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Feuillet, C. [24799] French Guiana Rhynchospora podosperma K002412134 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [7683] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora podosperma K002773760 Yes
Pennell, F. [1622] Colombia Rhynchospora podosperma K002412449 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lauhadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1479] Guyana Rhynchospora longispicata K002411752 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