Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora hookeri Boeckeler

First published in Linnaea 37: 621 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. India to Indo-China and W. Malesia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Sulawesi

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2010). The tribe Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae) in India. Rheedea 20: 1-19.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2010). The tribe Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae) in India. Rheedea 20: 1-19.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1961 Put [1991] Thailand K000595003 Yes
Howard, A.J. [27] Thailand K000595007 Yes
Howard, A.J. [27] Thailand K000595006 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7788] India K002770579 Yes
[V. Steenis] [7473] Indonesia K002770810 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13064] Thailand K000595008 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [sn] India K000357553 Type Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40748] India K002770580 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [148] Burma K002770578 Yes
van Steenis [7473] Indonesia K002770811 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13064] Thailand K000595009 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13064] Thailand K000595004 Yes
van Steenis [7473] Indonesia K002770812 Yes
Howard, A.J. [27] Thailand K000595005 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