Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora unguinux C.S.Nunes & A.Gil

First published in Kew Bull. 74(4)-60: 2 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Pará). It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Bulletin

  • Araújo, A. C., Longhi-Wagner, H. M. & Thomas, W. W. (2012). A synopsis of Rhynchospora sect. Pluriflorae (Cyperaceae). Brittonia 64: 381 – 393.
  • Araújo, A. C., Thomas, W. W. & Longhi-Wagner, H. M. (2008). Cladistic analysis of Rhynchospora sect. Pluriflorae Kük. In: R. Naczi (ed.), Sedges: Uses, Diversity, and Systematics of the Cyperaceae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 279 – 288.
  • Bachman, S., Moat, J., Hill, A. W., de Torre, J. & Scott, B. (2011). Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: Geospatial Conservation Assessment Tool. ZooKeys 150: 117 – 126.
  • Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção (2018). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/. Accessed 28 Aug. 2018.
  • Freitas, M. L. D. (1986). Algumas considerações sobre a região-programa. In: J. M. G. Almeida (org.), Carajás: desafio político, ecologia e desenvolvimento, pp. 22 – 29. CNPq, Brasília.
  • IUCN (2014). Guidelines for using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 11. IUCN, Gland and Cambridge.
  • Koyama, T. (1972). The botany of the Guayana Highland — Part IX. Cyperaceae — Rhynchosporeae and Cladieae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 23 – 89.
  • Kükenthal, G. (1949). Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. Rhynchospora. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74: 375 – 509.
  • Kükenthal, G. (1950). Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 90 – 195.
  • Kükenthal, G. (1951). Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 273 – 314.
  • Mota, N. F. O., Silva, L. V. C., Martins, F. D. & Viana, P. L. (2015). Vegetação sobre sistemas ferruginosos da Serra dos Carajás. In: F. F. Carmo & L. H. Y. Kamino (org.), Geossistemas ferruginosos do Brasil: áreas prioritárias para conservação da diversidade geológica e biológica, patrimônio cultural e serviços ambientais. Belo Horizonte, 3i Editora, Belo Horizonte.
  • Mota, N. F. O., Watanabe, M. T. C., Zappi, D. C., Hiura, A. L., Pallos, J., Viveros, R. S., Giulietti, A. M. & Viana, P. L. (2018). Cangas da Amazônia: a vegetação única de Carajás evidenciada pela lista de fanerógamas. Rodriguésia 69: 1417 – 1434.
  • Nunes, C. S., Bastos, M. N. C. & Gil, A. S. B. (2016). Flora of the cangas of the Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: Cyperaceae. Rodriguésia 67: 1329 – 1366.
  • Schneider, L. J. C., Bastos, M. N. C., Costa-Neto, S. V. & Gil, A. S. B. (2017). Sinopse do gênero Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) nas restingas do estado do Pará, Brasil. Rodriguésia 68: 653 – 670.
  • Strong, M. T. (2006). Taxonomy and distribution of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) in the Guianas, South America. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 53: 1 – 225.
  • Thomas, W. W. (1984). The systematics of Rhynchospora sect. Dichromena. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 37: 1 – 116.
  • Thomas, W. W., Araújo, A. C. & Alves, M. (2009). A preliminary molecular phylogeny of the Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae). In: W. W. Thomas, D. A. Simpson, A. A. Reznicek & J. R. Starr (eds), Cyperaceae – Special Issue. Bot. Rev. 75: 22 – 29.
  • Viana, P. L., Mota, N. F. O., Gil, A. S. B., Salino, A., Zappi, D. C., Harley, R. M., Ilkiu-Borges, A. L., Secco, R. S., Almeida, T. E., Watanabe, M. T. C., Santos, J. U. M., Trovó, M., Maurity, C. & Giulietti, A. M. (2016). Flora of the cangas of the Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil: history, study area and methodology. Rodriguésia 67: 1107 – 1124.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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