Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora tenuis

Rhynchospora tenuis subsp. tenuis

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [94TR/217] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773516 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [94TR/217] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773517 Yes
Raynal, A. [15749] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773525 Yes
Carrick, J. [946] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773526 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Hazen, T.E.; Freeman, W.G. [2003] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773520 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773519 Yes
[T. J.] Patter [25] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773523 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773518 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Broadway, W.E.; Hazen, T.E. [282] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773522 Yes
Richardson, W.D. [527] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773524 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Hazen, T.E.; Freeman, W.G. [2003] Trinidad and Tobago Rhynchospora curvula K002773521 Yes
Sherring, R.V. [s.n.] Grenada Rhynchospora pseudolunata K002773724 Yes
Sherring, R.V. [s.n.] Grenada Rhynchospora pseudolunata K002773721 Yes
s.coll. [81] Rhynchospora pseudolunata K002773723 Yes
Vélez, I. [3160] Grenada Rhynchospora pseudolunata K002773725 Yes
Smith, A.C. [10126] Grenada Rhynchospora pseudolunata K002773722 Yes

Sources

  • 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