Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora radicans

Rhynchospora radicans subsp. radicans

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Mexico to Brazil, Trinidad. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1983 Linden, J. [105] Mexico K000632410 Unknown Type Material Yes
Villacorta, R.; Peñate, V.; Morales, R. [900] El Salvador K002773218 Yes
Balls, N.; Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B4304] Mexico K002773209 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [2585] Mexico K001738844 Yes
Fendler, A. [348] Panama K002773202 Yes
Wright, C. [1717] Cuba K002773914 Yes
Spruce, R. [2976] Venezuela K002412642 Yes
Ghiesbreght, M. [s.n.] Mexico K002773207 No
Linden, J. [78] Mexico K000632411 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galeotti, H. [5719] Mexico K002773203 Yes
Zarucchi, J.L.; Balick, M.J. [1716] Colombia K002412641 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [567] Belize K002773216 Yes
s.coll. [2585] Mexico K002773211 Yes
Spruce [2976] Venezuela K002412643 Yes
s.coll. [3] Cuba K002773915 Yes
Müller, F. [s.n.] Mexico K002773206 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002773205 Yes
Renderos, M.A.; Villacorta, R. [602] El Salvador K002773219 Yes
Fendler, A. [1572] Venezuela K002412645 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [108] Belize K002773217 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002773210 Yes
Muller, F. [1986] Venezuela K002412644 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [7694] Guatemala K002773213 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Mexico K002773204 Yes
Balls, N.; Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B4304] Mexico K002773208 Yes
Axelrod, F.; Axelrod, A.; Alemán, J.O. [9233] Puerto Rico K002773911 Yes
Morales, C.; Dressler, R.; Dressler, K.; Hammel, B.; Aguilar, R. [746] Costa Rica K002773200 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [5571] Honduras K002773221 Yes
Wright, C. [717] Cuba K002773916 Yes
[F. M. Barton] [s.n.] Guatemala K002773215 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala K002773214 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K001738843 No
Jurgensen, C. [658] Mexico K002773201 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [8404] Cuba K002773913 Yes
[Jrinidad] [s.n.] K002773912 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [4850] Honduras K002773220 Yes
Jurgensen, C. [658] Mexico K002773212 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.
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  • 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

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