Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora megalocarpa A.Gray

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 208 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kuntze, C.E.O. [87 ] Paraguay K002411979 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [86 ] Paraguay K002411980 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [580] Paraguay K002411983 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [6538] Paraguay K002411978 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [8639] Paraguay K002411981 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [9320] Paraguay K002411982 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772796 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772788 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772793 Yes
Fredholm, A. [5734] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772786 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772787 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5389] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772789 Yes
Balwin, W. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K001057291 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fredholm, A. [5734] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772785 Yes
Kral, R. [84599] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772791 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772790 Yes
Moldenke, H. [883] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772798 Yes
Baldwin, W. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K001057293 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772794 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772797 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772799 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3161] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772795 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772792 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Rhynchospora dodecandra K001057292 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ray, J.D.; Gleason, H.A.; Wooton, R.J. [9773] United States Rhynchospora dodecandra K002772800 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images