Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora marisculus Lindl. & Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 142 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

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. (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.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.
  • 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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.

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?
Jan 1, 2003 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189487 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Santos, T.S.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, E.B. [3588] Brazil K000189480 Yes
Jun 1, 1979 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19572] Brazil K000189484 Yes
Jul 1, 1889 Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico K000632393 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1889 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189486 Yes
Jul 1, 1889 s.coll. [17879] Brazil K000632539 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ekman, E.L. [s.n.] Dominican Republic K002773885 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4085] Costa Rica K002773472 Yes
Burkart, A.; Bacigalupo, N.; Guaglianone, E.R.; Múlgura, M.E.; Ulibarri, E.A. [30764] Argentina K002412868 Yes
Wright, C. [3780] Cuba K002773884 Yes
Guaglianone, E.R. [2775] Argentina K002412869 Yes
Hassler, E. [9990] Paraguay K002411936 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [926] Argentina K002412867 Yes
Hassler, E. [8807] Paraguay K002411933 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [15729] Bolivia K002412540 Yes
Burkart [14421] Argentina K002412866 Yes
Balansa, B. [451] Paraguay K002411934 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Wurdack, K.J.; Alexander, S.; Perry, C.; Jacobis, C.; Hunter, D.; Roland, V.; Hunter, H. [7110] Guyana K002411930 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [2731] Costa Rica K002773471 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [60146] Venezuela K002412538 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [7637] Paraguay K002411931 Yes
Balansa, B. [464] Paraguay K002411932 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [60146] Venezuela K002412536 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Uruguay K002412865 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Triana, J. [894] K002412539 Yes
Johnston, J.R. [310] Venezuela K002412537 Yes
Bacigalupo, N.M.; Nicora, E.G.; Guaglianone, E.R. [952] Argentina K002412870 Yes
Hassler, E. [7970] Paraguay K002411935 Yes
Guaglianone, E.R.; Múlgura, M.E. [2177] Argentina K002412864 Yes
Fendler, A. [1595] Venezuela Rhynchospora weberbaueri K000632506 Unknown Type Material 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0