Rhynchospora nivea

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Rhynchospora nivea Boeckeler, Linnaea 37: 527 (1873).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dichromena nivea (Boeckeler) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 101 (1888).
  • Dichromena nivea (Boeckeler) Boeckeler, Contr. Herb. Franklin Marshall Coll. 1: 20 (1895), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Dichromena reverchonii S.H.Wright, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 9: 86 (1882).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Oklahoma. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 27. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhynchospora nivea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.