Rhynchospora holoschoenoides

Rhynchospora holoschoenoides

Rhynchospora holoschoenoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Rhynchosporeae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species: Rhynchospora holoschoenoides

Name

Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter, 1953

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cephaloschoenus polycephalus Nees in Linnaea 9: 296 (1834), nom. superfl.
  • Ephippiorhynchium polycephalum (Nees) Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 134 (1842)
  • Rhynchospora polycephala (Nees) Wydler ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 291 (1837)
  • Schoenus holoschoenoides Rich. in Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 106 (1792)
  • Schoenus polycephalus Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 59 (1805), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Cephaloschoenus tenuirostris Nees in Linnaea 9: 296 (1834), not validly publ.
  • Dichromena cyperoides (Mart.) J.F.Macbr. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 6 (1931)
  • Ephippiorhynchium tenuirostre Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 135 (1842)
  • Mariscus pilulifer G.Bertol. in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 5: 466 (1854)
  • Rhynchospora arechavaletae Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 1: 24 (1888)
  • Rhynchospora arechavaletae var. ostenii (Kük.) Kük. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74: 436 (1949)
  • Rhynchospora arechavaletae f. pleiocephala Osten in Anales Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo, ser. 2, 3: 213 (1931)
  • Rhynchospora cyperoides Mart. in Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 6: 149 (1816-1817 publ. 1820)
  • Rhynchospora cyperoides var. longifructus Kük. in R.E.Fries, Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912, Erg.: 9 (1921)
  • Rhynchospora cyperoides var. triquetrifolia Kük. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74: 435 (1949)
  • Rhynchospora dolichostyla K.Schum. in O.Warburg (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 179 (1903)
  • Rhynchospora globulifera Link in Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 76 (1820)
  • Rhynchospora mauritii Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 149 (1855)
  • Rhynchospora ostenii Kük. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 136 (1914)
  • Rhynchospora riedeliana Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 298 (1919 publ. 1920), nom. illeg.
  • Rhynchospora schoenoides Britton in Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 11: 92 (1892)
  • Rhynchospora sparganioides Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 386 (1837), not validly publ.
  • Rhynchospora sphaerocephala Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 1: 24 (1888)
  • Rhynchospora tenuirostris (Nees) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 303 (1837)
  • Rhynchospora triceps (Vahl) Hochst. in Flora 28: 759 (1845), nom. illeg.
  • Rhynchospora urvillei Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 149 (1855)
  • Schoenus cyperinus J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 1621 (1792), orth. var.
  • Schoenus cyperoides Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 19 (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Schoenus fragifer Rudge in Pl. Guian.: 15 (1805)
  • Schoenus globulifer (Link) Willd. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 291 (1837)
  • Schoenus sparganioides Lindl. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 291 (1837), pro syn.
  • Schoenus triceps Vahl in Eclog. Amer. 2: 4 (1798)
  • Scirpus muricatus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 765 (1805)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional:Tropical America & Africa Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cape Provinces, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Herter, 1953. Revista Sudamer. Bot. 9: 157

Primary references

• Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Rhynchospora holoschoenoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Rhynchospora holoschoenoides. Published online. Accessed: June 08 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Rhynchospora holoschoenoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 June 2025. Reference page.