Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora hieronymi Boeckeler

First published in Beitr. Cyper. 1: 30 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Panamá, Uruguay, Venezuela

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rusby, H.H. [86] Bolivia K002412415 Yes
Beck, S.G. [214] Bolivia K002412414 Yes
s.coll. [2722] Mexico K002773378 Yes
Burkart, A.; Troncoso, N.S.; Bacigalupo, N.M.; Guaglianone, E.R.; Rotmat, A.; Ulibarri, E.A. [30406] Argentina K002412825 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Taylor, N.P.; Zaraté, M. [22508] Bolivia K002412413 Yes
Sparre, B. [573] Argentina K002412827 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J. [18488] Colombia K002412417 Yes
Beck, S.G. [8675] Bolivia K002412411 Yes
Lehmann [5249] Colombia K002412419 Yes
Maguire, B. [60528] Brazil K001180750 Yes
Beck, S.G. [7615] Bolivia K002412412 Yes
Venturi, S. [9838] Argentina K002412826 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J. [18488] Colombia K002412416 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [8951] Bolivia K002412418 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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