Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora macrochaeta Steud. ex Boeckeler

First published in Linnaea 37: 632 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to Guyana and Bolivia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Guyana

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.

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

  • 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.

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?
Nov 1, 1888 Lechler [1819] Peru K000632505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Camp, W.H. [E3274] Ecuador K002412357 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [75] Ecuador K002412353 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [57] Ecuador K002412362 Yes
Klitgaard, B.B.; Lewis, G.P. [436] Ecuador K002412349 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [167] Bolivia K002412368 Yes
André, É. [3278] Colombia K002412342 Yes
Madison, M.T. [6922] Ecuador K002412371 Yes
Stork, H.E.; Horton, O.B. [10392] Peru K002412364 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [508] Ecuador K002412360 Yes
Cleef, A.M. [3267] Colombia K002412343 Yes
Jameson [855] Bolivia K002412369 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [97] Ecuador K002412352 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [93] Ecuador K002412356 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [699] Ecuador K002412361 Yes
Klitgaard, B.B.; Lewis, G.P. [436] Ecuador K002412348 Yes
Øllgaard, B.; Brandbyge, J.; Roth, S.; Sperling, C. [34133] Ecuador K002412351 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [93] Ecuador K002412355 Yes
Soejarto, D.D.; Martin, R.M. [97] Colombia K002412340 Yes
Triana, J. [322] Colombia K002412344 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [142] Colombia K002412341 Yes
Prieto, F. [P-190] Ecuador K002412358 Yes
Barclay, A.S.; Schultes, R.E. [169] Colombia K002412345 Yes
Jameson, W. [773] Ecuador K000632504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [859] Ecuador K002412359 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Brewer-Carias, C.; G.C.K.; Dunsterville, E.F. [112459] Venezuela K002412347 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Barnett, L.C. [8100] Venezuela K002412346 Yes
Mexia, Y. [7638] Ecuador K002412372 Yes
Hamilton, A.C.; Holligan, P.M. [s.n.] Peru K002412365 Yes
Madison, M.T. [6792] Ecuador K002412370 Yes
Beck, S.G. [17681] Bolivia K002412367 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [76] Ecuador K002412354 Yes
Luteyn, J.L.; Escobar, O.D. [12724] Colombia K002412366 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Bruneau, A. [3546] Ecuador K002412350 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Evans, L.P.; Buckland, S.M. [414] Ecuador K002412363 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