Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora
Rhynchospora chinensis

Rhynchospora chinensis subsp. spiciformis (Hillebr.) T.Koyama

First published in Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 29: 127 (1989)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Hawaiian Islands. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora spiciformis K002771190 Yes
[J. Dule] [45] United States Rhynchospora spiciformis K002771188 Yes
Haines [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora spiciformis K002771189 Yes
Wilbur, R.L.; Webster, G.L. [#814] United States Rhynchospora spiciformis K002771194 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora spiciformis K002771191 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora spiciformis K002771193 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] United States Rhynchospora spiciformis K002771192 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