Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora pterochaeta F.Muell.

First published in Fragm. 9: 17 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & NE. Australia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Queensland

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1889 Bowman, E.M. [s.n.] Australia K001057244 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1889 Gulliver, T.A. [s.n.] Australia K001057245 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forster, P.I.; Booth, R. [PIF22516] Australia K002771021 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [9191] Australia K002771018 Yes
Clarke, K.L.; Bruhl, J.J. [54] Australia K001612830 Yes
Melville, R.; Pont, W.; Stephens, S. [3741] Australia K002771011 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Clarkson, J.; Jacobs, S.W.L. [8083] Australia K002771020 Yes
Carolin, R. [8600] Australia K002771022 Yes
Blake, S.T. [12614] Australia K002771014 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; Neldner, V.J. [9952] Australia K002771023 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13395] Australia K002771015 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3011] Australia K002771017 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13395] Australia K002771016 Yes
Blake, S.T. [13578] Australia K002771012 Yes
Johnson, R.W. [4504] Australia K002771009 Yes
Clarkson, J.R.; Neldner, V.J. [8914] Australia K002771019 Yes
Blake, S.T.; Webb, L.J. [15726] Australia K002771013 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