Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora rubra

Rhynchospora rubra subsp. africana J.Raynal

First published in Adansonia, n.s., 7: 323 (1967)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Botswana, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2004). Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 137: 3-26.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • 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.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 314, fig.646 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 358 (2010).
  • J. Raynal in Adansonia, n.s. 7: 323 (1967).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ward, C.J. [9078] South Africa K002772243 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.; Voorhoeve, A.G. [4904] Liberia K002771244 No
Vogel [105] Liberia K002771242 Yes
Hall, J.B. [2665] Ghana K002771248 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10919] Liberia K002771241 Yes
Ward, C.J. [9165] South Africa K002772242 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [341] Sierra Leone K002771234 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4771] South Africa K002772245 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [6712] Senegal K002771253 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5050] Tanzania K000190278 Yes
Linder, D.H. [1460] Liberia K002771237 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2901] Mozambique K002771883 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1275] K002771736 Yes
Ward, C.J. [8873] South Africa K002772246 Yes
Wingfield, R. [4143] Tanzania K002771738 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13579] Cote d'Ivoire K002771252 Yes
Warner, R.M. [73] Liberia K002771238 Yes
Easterly, N.W. [1215] Ghana K002771246 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H.; Wieringa, J.J. [11021] Gabon K002771524 Yes
Reitsma, J.M.; Reitsma, B. [3148] Gabon K002771527 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; de Wit, H.C.D.; Jansen, J.W.A. [5419] Liberia K002771236 Yes
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [13545] Benin K002771250 Yes
Vogel [105] Liberia K002771239 Yes
[G. Mauce] [1897] K002771526 Yes
Innes, R.R. [s.n.] Ghana K002771249 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6131] Tanzania K000468294 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [9175] Liberia K002771245 Yes
Greenway [5119] Tanzania K002771739 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5526] South Africa K002772244 Yes
Walter, G. [1550] Gabon K002771525 Yes
Dillewijn, V. [87] Liberia K002771240 Yes
{Schlechter} [12090] Mozambique K002771882 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A2155] Ghana K002771247 Yes
Adam, J.G. [s.n.] Liberia K002771243 Yes
Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [296] Sierra Leone K002771235 Yes
Wingfield, R. [4122] Tanzania K002771737 Yes
Assi, A. [5622] Cote d'Ivoire K002771251 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