Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora longiflora C.Presl

First published in Symb. Bot. (Pragae) 1: 41 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico, Caribbean. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [978] K002773616 Yes
Martin [261] K002773612 Yes
Imray [s.n.] K002773615 Yes
Hahn, M. [705] Martinique K002773610 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5650] Trinidad and Tobago K002773618 Yes
Ramage, G.A. [s.n.] Dominica K002773617 Yes
C.S.P. [s.n.] K002773613 Yes
Balbis [s.n.] K002773611 Yes
Husnot, T. [s.n.] Guadeloupe K002773609 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [1089] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002773614 Yes
{Marsh; Mr. Marsh} [s.n.] Rhynchospora eggersiana K002774023 Yes
Perkins, J.R. [1074] Jamaica Rhynchospora eggersiana K002774024 Yes
Lemonie [s.n.] Rhynchospora eggersiana K002774020 Yes
{Wm. Harris} [12395] Jamaica Rhynchospora eggersiana K002774021 Yes
Kunth [293] Jamaica Rhynchospora eggersiana K002774022 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. [1375] Dominican Republic Rhynchospora eggersiana K002774019 Yes
Nichols, G.E. [[47]] Jamaica Rhynchospora eggersiana K000632342 Unknown Type Material 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