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.; Stannard, B.; Pirani, J.R.; Furlan, A. [27533] Brazil K000189615 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26264] Brazil K000189613 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.; King, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Hage, J.L. [12398] Brazil K000189624 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.A. [12939] Brazil K000189626 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Mori, S.A.; Boom, B.M. [14148] Brazil K000189618 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
s.coll. [V22] Venezuela K002412212 Yes
Wright, C. [3403] Cuba K002773529 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela K002412214 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K002412211 Yes
Schomburgk [655] Guyana K000632473 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schinini, A.; Carnevali, R. [10308] Argentina K002412787 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [94TR/218] Trinidad and Tobago K002773530 Yes
Raynal, A. [15757] Trinidad and Tobago K002773537 Yes
Lazier, J. [10-13(25)] Belize K002773299 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Jardim, J. [11113] Brazil K000189617 Yes
Trujillo, B. [11695] Venezuela K002412213 Yes
Davis, D.H. [767] Guyana K002774165 Yes
Mexia, Y. [9308] Mexico K002773298 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H. Groen, H.J. [5505] Guyana K002774167 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9415] Trinidad and Tobago K002773531 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [18010] Bolivia K002412232 Yes
Raynal, A. [15752] Trinidad and Tobago K002773538 Yes
Smith, A.C. [3266] Guyana K002774163 Yes
[C. Appun] [[1847]] Guyana K002774158 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [15382] Bolivia K002411496 Yes
Beck, S.G.; Haase, R. [10032] Bolivia K002412228 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.M.; Tripp, E.A.; Radosavljevic, A.; Jacobis, C.; Ralph, J. [5632] Guyana K002774154 Yes
Fendler, A. [881] Trinidad and Tobago K002773533 Yes
Ortiz, R.; Ramia, M. [3249] Venezuela K002412208 Yes
Lazier, J. [10-7(15)] Belize K002773301 Yes
Beck, S.G. [13135] Bolivia K002412230 Yes
Lanjouw, J. [1259] Suriname K002774153 Yes
s.coll. [120] Guyana K002774161 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [9159] Argentina K002412788 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [s.n.] Guyana K002774166 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [18492] Colombia K002412233 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1609] Suriname K002774152 Yes
Mexia, Y. [9308] Mexico K002773297 Yes
Atkins, S.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Sano, P.T.; Souza, V.C. [14775] Brazil K000189612 Yes
Killip, E.P. [44631] Cuba K002773528 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [405] Cuba K002773527 Yes
Graham, V. [513] Guyana K002774164 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela K002412215 Yes
Mendonça, R.C.; Cardoso, E.; Alvarenga, D.; Felfili, J.M.; Oliveira, N.R.; Servilha, A.C.; Barbosa, E.L. [3434] Brazil K000189610 Yes
Ortiz, R.; Ramia, M. [2530] Venezuela K002412209 Yes
Haase, R. [H129] Bolivia K002412231 Yes
Raynal, A. [19763] French Guiana K002411493 Yes
Balansa, B. [467] Paraguay K002411495 Yes
Hassler, E. [1059] Paraguay K002411494 Yes
Schomburgk [655] Guyana K000632472 Type Yes
André, É. [2730] Ecuador K002412206 Yes
Ramia, M. [8742] Venezuela K002412207 Yes
Altson [503] Guyana K002774159 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [525] Trinidad and Tobago K002773536 Yes
Martyn; Major T. Bo[n]e [343 a] Guyana K002774162 Yes
Kuntze, O. [1103] Trinidad and Tobago K000632386 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Redden, K.; Parry, C.; Hunter, D.; Hunter, T. [5100] Guyana K002774155 Yes
Lazier, J. [10-14(26)] Belize K002773300 Yes
Beck, S.G. [3661] Bolivia K002412229 Yes
Valerio, M. [129] Costa Rica K002773303 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gustafsson, C.; James, V. [3994] Guyana K002774168 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [767] Trinidad and Tobago K002773535 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1726] Suriname K002774151 Yes
Valerio, M. [129] Costa Rica K002773302 Yes
Guaglianone, E.R.; Tur, N.M.; Carrillo, E.P. [842] Argentina K002412786 Yes
s.coll. [234] Venezuela K002412210 Yes
Huber, O.; Tillett, S.; Davidse, G. [s.n.] Venezuela K002412216 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Wurdack, K.J.; Tripp, E.A.; Radosavljevic, A.; Jacobis, C.; Ralph, J. [7253] Guyana K002774156 Yes
[C. Appun] [2355] Guyana K002774157 Yes
Aelson [503] Guyana K002774160 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [687] Trinidad and Tobago K002773534 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.M.; Silva, J.M. [73554] Brazil K002774169 Yes

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