Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora gigantea Link

First published in Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 76 (1820)
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:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela

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. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2003 Mori, S.A.; Santos, T.S.; Euponino, A. [11666] Brazil K000189546 Yes
Apr 1, 1983 Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2592] Brazil K000189536 Yes
Oct 1, 1982 Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [1154] Brazil K000189538 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S. [775] Brazil K000189537 Yes
Aug 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16968] Brazil K000189543 Yes
Feb 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18246] Brazil K000189541 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19337] Brazil K000189542 Yes
May 1, 1889 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189540 Yes
May 1, 1889 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189539 Yes
Hassler, E. [7968] Paraguay K002411631 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8519] Guyana K002411575 Yes
Sagot, P. [s.n.] French Guiana K002411621 Yes
Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K000189534 Yes
Wright, C. [3790] K002773608 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [3715] Guyana K002411626 Yes
Jenman [3715] Guyana K002411624 Yes
Sintenis, P. [6672] K002773607 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6124] Guyana K002411627 Yes
Anderson, C.W. [233] Guyana K002411625 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6123] Guyana K002411629 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6125] Guyana K002411628 Yes
Bacchus, Z.; Persaud, R. [6] Guyana K002411622 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana K002411623 Yes
Graham, V. [421] Guyana K002411630 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8519] Guyana K002411574 Yes
May 1, 1889 Glaziou, A.F.M. [2747] Brazil Rhynchospora scaberrima K001180671 Yes
May 1, 1889 Glaziou, A.F.M. [11653] Brazil Rhynchospora scaberrima K000307821 Type Yes
Clarke, C.B. [6984] Brazil Rhynchospora scaberrima K001180672 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