Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora polyphylla (Vahl) Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 230 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, 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. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Amith, J. & collaborators (2020). Nahuatl Learning Environment http://www.balsas-nahuatl.org/index.html.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • 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

  • Amith, J. & collaborators (2020). Nahuatl Learning Environment http://www.balsas-nahuatl.org/index.html.
  • 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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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?
Vélez, I. [3199] Grenada K002773665 Yes
von Sneidern, K. [A452] Colombia K002412302 Yes
Imray, J. [s.n.] Dominica K002773651 Yes
Killip, E.P.; Hazen, T.E. [8759] Colombia K002412298 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [6397] Honduras K002773349 Yes
Sánchez, J.; Solano, J.; Vega, G.; Bolaños, S.; Lobo, S. [2569] Costa Rica K002773338 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1654] Trinidad and Tobago K002773666 Yes
Smith, H.H. [2387] Colombia K002412294 Yes
Mali[n]g [31] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002773658 Yes
Goudot [s.n.] Colombia K002412296 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Sagástegui, A.; Mostacero L, J.; Mejía, F.R.; Peláez, F. [14293] Peru K002412317 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K323] Costa Rica K002773347 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3100] Jamaica K002773638 Yes
Maling [32] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002773659 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Dominica K002773648 Yes
Lobo, S.; Chacon, R.; Gonzalez, L. [400] Costa Rica K002773340 Yes
Husnot, T. [s.n.] K002773652 Yes
Quesada, A.; Estrada, A.; Chacon, R. [946] Costa Rica K002773341 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K322] Costa Rica K002773345 Yes
Smith, H.H. [2387] Colombia K002412293 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K002773640 Yes
Jaramillo, J.; Zak, V. [8171] Ecuador K002412303 Yes
André, É. [1576] Ecuador K002412312 Yes
Raynal, A. [15739] Trinidad and Tobago K002773669 Yes
Rivera, G. [1942] Costa Rica K002773351 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [2627] Jamaica K002773636 Yes
Husnot, T. [s.n.] K002773655 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K002773633 Yes
[I]. B. [s.n.] Jamaica K002773642 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12448] Jamaica K002773635 Yes
Imray, J. [22] Dominica K002773645 Yes
André, É. [3512] Ecuador K002412304 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002773344 Yes
Fendler, A. [2188] Venezuela K002412290 Yes
{Ramage, G.A.; Forest.} [s.n.] Dominica K002773646 Yes
Campbell, W. [s.n.] Dominica K002773644 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [133] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002773660 Yes
Beard, P. [1319] Grenada K002773661 Yes
von Sneidern, K. [A1186] Colombia K002412301 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [741] Grenada K002773664 Yes
André, É. [3512] Ecuador K002412308 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [2403] Costa Rica K002773348 Yes
André, É. [s.n.] Ecuador K002412305 Yes
André, É. [2174] Ecuador K002412309 Yes
Laegaard, S. [53156] Ecuador K002412570 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K322] Costa Rica K002773346 Yes
{Powell} [01] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K002773657 Yes
Beard, P. [1319] Grenada K002773662 Yes
Smith, H. [s.n.] Colombia K002412297 Yes
March [83] Jamaica K002773641 Yes
Husnot, T. [s.n.] K002773653 Yes
Appun, C.F. [1229] Brazil K002411656 Yes
Chacón, R.; Lobo, S.; Gonzalez, L. [163] Costa Rica K002773339 Yes
[Heyde]; [Lut [6266] Guatemala K002773342 Yes
s.coll. [A1787] K002773656 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12246] Jamaica K002773639 Yes
Luteyn, J.; Fuller, R.; Betancur, J.C. [15201] Colombia K002412291 Yes
s.coll. [9] Martinique K002773654 Yes
André, É. [2174] Ecuador K002412307 Yes
McFayden [s.n.] Jamaica K002773634 Yes
Zarucchi, J.; Brant, A.E.; Castano, C.J. [5776] Colombia K002412295 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [4478] Peru K002412316 Yes
Hutchison, P.C.; Bennett, D.E. [4521] Peru K002412314 Yes
[S.] H. Betts [617] Colombia K002412292 Yes
{Eggers} [5695] Trinidad and Tobago K002773667 Yes
Mexia, Y. [8113] Peru K002412315 Yes
Ule, E. [8538] Brazil K001180747 Yes
Funek, N. [496] Colombia K002412299 Yes
André, É. [3512] Ecuador K002412311 Yes
Steinbach, J. [79*93] Bolivia K000632508 Type Yes
Baker, R.E.D. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K002773668 Yes
Boldingh, I. [1790B] Netherlands K002773663 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6339] Trinidad and Tobago K002773670 Yes
[F. M. Barton] [s.n.] Guatemala K002773350 Yes
Lloyd, E. [35] Dominica K002773650 Yes
Imray, J. [461] Dominica K002773647 Yes
André, É. [s.n.] Ecuador K002412306 Yes
Heath [61] Colombia K002412300 Yes
Hutchison, P.C. [1093] Peru K002412313 Yes
Stergios, B.; Dorr, L.J.; Caracas, R. [20929] Venezuela K002412287 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Cowell, J.F. [561] Saint Kitts and Nevis K002773643 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12240] Jamaica K002773637 Yes
André, É. [1058] Ecuador K002412310 Yes
Thieme, C. [5566] Honduras K002773343 Yes
Dorr, L.J.; Barnett, L.C.; Briceño, G. [8218] Venezuela K002412288 Yes
[Eqqur] [39] Dominica K002773649 Yes
s.coll. [708] Venezuela K002412289 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Siaca, A. [6729] Bolivia Rhynchospora paniculata K002412626 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