Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora microcarpa Baldwin ex A.Gray

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 202 (1835)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Texas, Belize, Caribbean, NW. Venezuela. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela

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.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1889 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K001057282 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtis, M.A. [[3]] United States K002772943 Yes
Wright [s.n.] United States K002772940 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] United States K002772950 Yes
Wight, A.E. [241] Bahamas, The K002773869 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6625] United States K002772952 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002772955 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [13340] Dominican Republic K002773875 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5178] United States K002772946 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6482] United States K002772945 Yes
Killip, E.P. [44400] United States K002772947 Yes
O'Neill, H.T. [7656] United States K002772948 Yes
[H. M. Racenal] [s.n.] United States K002772941 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K002772939 Yes
Harper, R.M. [s.n.] United States K002772944 Yes
Hall, E. [710] United States K002772954 Yes
Wight, A.E. [188] Bahamas, The K002773870 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [18262] Cuba K002773873 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [453] Bahamas, The K002773868 Yes
Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K002772949 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K002772942 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002772951 Yes
Eggers [4308] Bahamas, The K002773872 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [7345] Argentina K002412863 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [510] Bahamas, The K002773871 Yes
Wright, C. [3785] Cuba K002773874 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3162] United States K002772953 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