Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora hirsuta (Vahl) Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 231 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • 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

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?
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [2728] Guyana K002411765 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [4032] Guyana K002411764 Yes
Graham [482] Guyana K002411758 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1797] Belize K002773435 Yes
Jenman [6131] Guyana K002411755 Yes
Jenman [6130] Guyana K002411756 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [11074] Dominican Republic K002773766 Yes
Pennell, F. [1425] Colombia K002412457 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2279] Guyana K002411760 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [491] French Guiana K002411766 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9326] Trinidad and Tobago K002773771 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9326] Trinidad and Tobago K002773772 Yes
Peck, M.E. [172] Belize K002773436 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H. Groen, H.J. [5509] Guyana K002411763 Yes
s.coll. [233] French Guiana K002411767 Yes
Davidse, G.; Pohl, R.W.; Grant, N.S.F. [1373] Costa Rica K002773438 Yes
Fendler, A. [857] Trinidad and Tobago K002773769 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3683] Guyana K002411762 Yes
[Cuba] [3412] Venezuela K002412454 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [94TR/212] Trinidad and Tobago K002773767 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [508] Trinidad and Tobago K002773773 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9326] Trinidad and Tobago K002773770 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Huber, O. [5139] Venezuela K002412453 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3741] Guyana K002411761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K002412455 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [676] Belize K002773437 Yes
Huber, O. [s.n.] Venezuela K002412456 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Broadway, W.E.; Hazen, T.E. [276] Trinidad and Tobago K002773768 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [5024] Guyana K002411759 Yes
Graham [498] Guyana K002411757 Yes
Wright, C. [3412] Cuba K002773765 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