Rhynchospora pura

Rhynchospora pura

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 pura

Name

Rhynchospora pura (Nees) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 577 (1864)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dichromena pura Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 112 (1842)
• Heterotypic
  • Dichromena ciliata Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 240 (1805), nom. illeg.
  • Dichromena ciliata var. angustifolia Cherm. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 1051 (1924 publ. 1925)
  • Dichromena ciliata var. cinnamomea Kük. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 200 (1926)
  • Dichromena globosa (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 90 (1817)
  • Dichromena leucophylla Willk. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 276 (1837), pro syn.
  • Dichromena obtusiflora Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 113 (1842)
  • Dichromena obtusifolia Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 135 (1855)
  • Rhynchospora ciliata (G.Mey.) Kük. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 125: 16 (1921), nom. illeg.
  • Rhynchospora hirsuta Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 576 (1864), nom. illeg.
  • Rhynchospora jelskiana Boeckeler in Linnaea 38: 401 (1874)
  • Rhynchospora microseta Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 142 (1855)
  • Rhynchospora nervosa subsp. ciliata (G.Mey.) T.Koyama in Madroño 20: 254 (1970)
  • Rhynchospora nervosa var. ciliata (G.Mey.) Kük. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 295 (1951)
  • Rhynchospora nervosa var. cinnamomea (Kük.) Kük. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 297 (1951)
  • Rhynchospora nervosa var. jelskiana (Boeckeler) Kük. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 298 (1951)
  • Rhynchospora vahliana Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 577 (1864)
  • Schoenus ciliatus G.Mey. in Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 23 (1818)
  • Schoenus globosus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 229 (1816)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador Guatemala, Hondurast, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwes. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1859–1864. Flora of the British West Indian Islands. XVI+789 pp. Lovell, Reeve & Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 577

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 pura 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 pura. Published online. Accessed: June 08 2025. Reference page.