Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora scutellata Griseb.

First published in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 246 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Texas to Belize, W. Cuba, Colombia to Uruguay. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Texas, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Alabama

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

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

  • Barger, T.W. & al. (2012). New and noteworthy records for the flora of Alabama. Castanea 77: 257-269.
  • 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.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • 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?
May 1, 1889 Wright, C. [3406] Cuba K000632380 Unknown Type Material Yes
Britton, N.L. [99] Bahamas, The K002773822 Yes
Guaglianone, E.R.; Bacigalupo, N.M.; Tur, N.; Rodríguez, M.; Guillén, R. [2845] Argentina K002412818 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [11684] Argentina K002412823 Yes
Bacigalupo, N.M.; Guaglianone, E.R. [1550] Argentina K002412822 Yes
Guaglianone, E.R. [343] Argentina K002412819 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1220] Belize K002773337 Yes
Bacigalupo, N.M.; Nicora, E.G.; Guaglianone, E.R. [766] Argentina K002412821 Yes
Wright, C. [3787] Cuba K000632354 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [9319] Paraguay K002411634 Yes
Quarin, C.; Schinini, A.; González, J.M. [2600] Argentina K002412824 Yes
Bacigalupo, N.M.; Guaglianone, E.R. [1529] Argentina K002412820 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [383] Argentina Rhynchospora pringlei K002412860 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [6229] Argentina Rhynchospora pringlei K002412861 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [887] Argentina Rhynchospora pringlei K002412859 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [9072] Argentina Rhynchospora pringlei K002412858 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