Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora gracillima

Rhynchospora gracillima subsp. subquadrata (Cherm.) J.Raynal

First published in Adansonia, n.s., 7: 321 (1967)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Larridon, I., Thery, P. & Reynders, M. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae, Tribu VII. Schoeneae, VII,: 1-94. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 150, fig.63F (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 315, fig.648 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 364 (2010).
  • J. Raynal in Adansonia, n.s. 7: 321 (1967).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Larridon, I., Thery, P. & Reynders, M. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae, Tribu VII. Schoeneae, VII,: 1-94. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lye, K.A. [5849] Uganda K002771842 Yes
Hall, J.B. [IV13] Cote d'Ivoire K002771472 Yes
Chandler, P. [1516] Uganda K002771841 Yes
s.coll. [903] Uganda K002771839 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [320] Zambia K002772045 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2092] Uganda K002771845 Yes
Chandler, P. [1375] Uganda K002771837 Yes
Browning [356] Zimbabwe K002772065 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cote d'Ivoire K002771473 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [6524] Uganda K002771835 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P481] Nigeria K002771481 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [96] Uganda K002771834 Yes
[I] Browning [967] Zimbabwe K002772066 Yes
Katende, A.B. [K1178] Uganda K002771833 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1837] Tanzania K002771846 Yes
Lye, K.A. [2534] Uganda K002771840 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Taylor, P.G. [8669] Tanzania K002771844 Yes
Hall, J.B. [602] Nigeria K002771480 Yes
Dümmer, R. [956] Uganda K002771838 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5093] Tanzania K002771843 Yes
Raynal, J. [20990] Mali K002771471 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Wheeler Haines, R. [5011] Uganda K002771836 Yes
Collinson; Davy, A. [s.n.] Malawi K002772046 Yes
Simpson, D.A. [88/123] Madagascar K002772197 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6590] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772064 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2223] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772054 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [8233] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772057 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2229] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772053 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [292] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772050 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2396] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772059 Yes
Mesfin; Sebsebe; Ensermu [3648] Ethiopia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002771734 No
Robinson, E.A. [1687] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772048 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6545] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772052 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1754] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772056 Yes
Robinson [1687] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772049 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5529] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772063 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3408] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772060 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5499] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772062 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1754] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772055 Yes
Haines, R.W. [7002] Eswatini Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772276 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [99] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772051 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3318] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772061 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12533] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772047 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5522] South Africa Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772277 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3747] Zambia Rhynchospora subquadrata K002772058 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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