Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora riparia (Nees) Boeckeler

First published in Linnaea 37: 561 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America to Uruguay. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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?
Nov 1, 2003 Santos, T.S. [2364] Brazil K000189432 Yes
Nov 1, 2003 Giulietti, A.M.; Harley, R.M. [1914] Brazil K000189365 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Mori, S.A.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S. [10603] Brazil K000189446 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [843] Brazil K000189444 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19389] Brazil K000189431 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Mori, S.A.; Boom, B.M.; Carvalho, A.M. [13699] Brazil K000189451 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Roque, N.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T. [14985] Brazil K000189457 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Silva, L.A.M.; Ribeiro, A.J.; Brito, H.S. [396] Brazil K000189445 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Mori, S.A.; Boom, B.M.; Carvalho, A.M. [13717] Brazil K000189450 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Mori, S.A.; Carvalho, A.M.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S.; Ribeiro, A.J. [11940] Brazil K000189447 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [836] Brazil K000189443 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189434 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Carvalho, A.M.; Saunders, J. [3187] Brazil K000189440 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Carvalho, A.M.; Saunders, J. [3125] Brazil K000189441 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17595] Brazil K000189430 Yes
Maguire, B.; Stahel, G. [25030] Suriname K002412013 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Brazil K002411998 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3738] Guyana K002412005 Yes
[illegible] Jenmani [2220] Suriname K002412011 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1419] Guyana K002411992 Yes
Jenman [2220] Guyana K002412008 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1071] Guyana K002411990 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [727] Guyana K002411996 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wilkie, C.; Hinchliff, C. [4556] Guyana K002412000 Yes
{Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Brandbyge, J.; de Granville, Jean-Jacques; Poncy, O.; Sipman, H.J.M.} [380] Guyana K002412001 Yes
{D, Fanshawe} [218] Guyana K002411993 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [2220] Guyana K002411987 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [222] Guyana K002411991 Yes
Maguire, B. [24251a] Suriname K002412003 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Koek-Noorman, J.; Lall, H.; ter Welle, B.J.H; Westra, L.Y.T. [7348] Guyana K002412002 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Lyle, M.; Paul, C. [2455] Guyana K002411997 Yes
Fanshawe, D. [174] Guyana K002411995 Yes
Bio, U.G. [106] Guyana K002412009 Yes
Koch [s.n.] French Guiana K002412010 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1358] Guyana K002412006 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [2989] Suriname K002412012 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [93] Guyana K002411989 Yes
Maguire, B.; Fanshawe, D.B. [23163] Guyana K002411988 Yes
[Caylune] [189] Suriname K002412016 Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wilkie, C.; Mendoca, R. [4963] Guyana K002411999 Yes
Fanshawe, D. [174] Guyana K002411994 Yes
Graham, V. [496] Guyana K002411986 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Simmons, C.; Jacobs-Brouwer, A.; James, V. [4420] Guyana K002411985 Yes
Maguire, B.; Stahel, G. [25030] Suriname K002412014 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [90] Guyana K002412004 Yes
de La Cruz, J.S. [4250] Guyana K002412007 Yes
Essed [[95]] Suriname K002412015 Yes
Jun 1, 1889 Glaziou, A.F.M. [4290] Brazil Rhynchospora tenuis var. maritima K000632422 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1888 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Rhynchospora tenuis var. maritima K000189435 Unknown Type Material Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Brazil Rhynchospora tenuis var. maritima K000632423 Type Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil Rhynchospora tenuis var. maritima K000189436 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Rhynchospora tenuis var. maritima K000632424 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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