Rhynchospora cephalotes

Rhynchospora cephalotes is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found throughout the tropics of Central and South America, from southern Mexico and western Cuba in the northern extreme to Bahia and Bolivia in the southern extreme.[2]

Rhynchospora cephalotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species:
R. cephalotes
Binomial name
Rhynchospora cephalotes
(L.) Vahl (1805)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Dichromena schoenus J.F.Macbr. (1931)
  • Schoenus cephalotes (L.) Rottb. (1773)
  • Scirpus cephalotes L. (1762)
  • Rhynchospora conica Desv. (1825)
  • Scleria fasciculata Willd. ex Kunth (1837)

References
  1. "Rhynchospora cephalotes (L.) Vahl", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022
  2. "Rhynchospora corymbosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.