Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora globosa (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 89 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Araújo, A.C., Longhi-Wagner, H.M. & Thomas, W.W. (2012). A synopsis of Rhynchospora sect. Pluriflorae (Cyperaceae). Brittonia 64: 381-393.
  • 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.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

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

  • 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.

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.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Simao, R.; Fothergill, J.M. [25961] Brazil K000189616 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26264] Brazil K000189613 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.; Pirani, J.R.; Furlan, A. [27533] Brazil K000189615 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Sales, M.; Simao, R.; Cavalcanti, T.B.; Assis, M.C.; Chukr, N.S.; Pires, F.S. [26090] Brazil K000189614 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6420] Brazil K000189611 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.A.; Benton, F.P. [13215] Brazil K000189625 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.A.; King, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Hage, J.L. [12490] Brazil K000189629 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.A.; Boom, B.M. [14148] Brazil K000189618 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.A.; King, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Hage, J.L. [12398] Brazil K000189624 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.A. [12939] Brazil K000189626 Yes
Sep 1, 1982 Carvalho, A.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Hage, J.L. [1060] Brazil K000189627 Yes
Sep 1, 1982 Carvalho, A.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Hage, J.L. [1060] Brazil K000189628 Yes
Sep 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22278] Brazil K000189622 Yes
Sep 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22278] Brazil K000189621 Yes
Oct 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19642] Brazil K000189623 Yes
May 15, 1978 s.coll. [20522] Brazil K000632474 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1898 Gardner, G. [2986] Brazil K000189620 Yes
Aug 1, 1898 Gardner, G. [2986] Brazil K000189619 Yes
Apr 1, 1889 Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico K000632406 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [655] Guyana K000632473 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Jardim, J. [11113] Brazil K000189617 Yes
Atkins, S.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Sano, P.T.; Souza, V.C. [14775] Brazil K000189612 Yes
Schomburgk [655] Guyana K000632472 Type Yes
Mendonça, R.C.; Cardoso, E.; Alvarenga, D.; Felfili, J.M.; Oliveira, N.R.; Servilha, A.C.; Barbosa, E.L. [3434] Brazil K000189610 Yes
Kuntze, O. [1103] Trinidad and Tobago K000632386 Unknown Type Material 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

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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