Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora wightiana (Nees) Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 148 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Jawa (Madura Island), New Guinea. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Jawa, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2010). The tribe Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae) in India. Rheedea 20: 1-19.
  • 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?
Nov 7, 1930 Wight, R. [1903] India K001057261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 7, 1930 Wight, R. [1903] India K001057259 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 7, 1930 Wight, R. [2911] India K001057260 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1889 Gardner, G. [2385] Brazil K000189592 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [2385] Brazil K000189606 Type Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [33548] Papua New Guinea K002770902 Yes
Fernandes, J. [480] India K002770536 Yes
s.coll. [9326] India K002770534 Yes
Henty, E.E. [49529] Papua New Guinea K002770903 Yes
Sharma, B.D. [167944] India K002770535 Yes
Backer [27366] Indonesia K002770761 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2734] India K002770541 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002770537 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002770532 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002770539 Yes
Backer, C.A. [20084] Indonesia K002770760 Yes
Hooper, S.; Saldanka, [HFP 2574] India K002770540 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3165] India K002770543 Yes
Vartak, V.D. [15140] India K002770542 Yes
Meebold, A. [9976] India K002770533 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