Rhynchospora rariflora

Rhynchospora rariflora

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 rariflora

Name

Rhynchospora rariflora (Michaux, A.) Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 58 (1816).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Schoenus rariflorus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 35 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Rhynchospora micrantha Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 231 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Rhynchospora micrantha Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 48 (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Dichromena micrantha (Vahl) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 278 (1837).
  • Phaeocephalum rariflorum (Michx.) House, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 6: 202 (1920).
• Heterotypic
  • Schoenus glaucus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 249 (1811).
  • Haloschoenus sparsus Nees, Linnaea 9: 296 (1834), not validly publ.
  • Rhynchospora setacea Willd. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 297 (1837).
  • Schoenus setaceus Vahl ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 297 (1837).
  • Pterochaete drummondii Arn. ex Boeckeler, Linnaea 37: 600 (1873).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; New Jersey; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua Regional: Caribbean Cuba; Dominican Republic; Jamaica; Leeward Is.; Puerto Rico; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Elliott, S. 1816–1821. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia Volume I. 606 pp., 6 pl. Charleston, SC: J.R. Schenck. BHL Reference page. : 1: 58.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora rariflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhynchospora rariflora. Published online. Accessed: Feb 21 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhynchospora rariflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhynchospora rariflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

English: fewflower beaksedge

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