Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora sclerioides Hook. & Arn.

First published in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 99 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Pacific. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Hawaii, Society Is.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
St. John, H. [17285] French Polynesia K002771195 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] United States K002771197 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Strausbaugh, P.D. [27972] United States K002771200 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Strausbaugh, P.D. [27972] United States K002771202 Yes
van Steenis, C.G.G.J. [20439] United States K002771205 Yes
Munro, G.C. [s.n.] United States K002771206 Yes
Hillebrand [562] United States K002771196 Yes
Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] United States K001057239 Type Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [28425] United States K002771203 Yes
Selling, O. [2606] United States K002771198 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [1258] United States K002771201 Yes
Cowan, R.S. [885] United States K002771199 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [28439] United States K002771204 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