Rhynchospora globosa

Rhynchospora globosa

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 globosa
Varieties: R. g. var. globosa – R. g. var. tenuifolia

Name

Rhynchospora globosa (Kunth) Roem. & Schult., 1817

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cephaloschoenus globosus (Kunth) Nees in Linnaea 9: 296 (1834)
  • Chaetospora globosa Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 135 (1816)
  • Schoenus globosus (Kunth) Willd. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 288 (1837)

Homonyms

• Rhynchospora globosa (Rudge) Desv. in W.Hamilton, Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 15 (1825), nom. illeg. vide Rhynchospora barbata (Vahl) Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 290 (1837)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Southern South America Paraguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1817. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 1. XXVIII+642 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 89

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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Rhynchospora globosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Rhynchospora globosa. Published online. Accessed: June 09 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Rhynchospora globosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 June 2025. Reference page.