Rhynchospora holoschoenoides

Rhynchospora holoschoenoides, known by the common name of fly beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America and western and southern Africa.[3]

Fly beaksedge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species:
R. holoschoenoides
Binomial name
Rhynchospora holoschoenoides
(Rich.) Herter (1953)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Cephaloschoenus polycephalus Nees (1834)
  • Ephippiorhynchium polycephalum (Nees) Nees (1842)
  • Rhynchospora polycephala (Nees) Wydler ex Kunth (1837)
  • Schoenus holoschoenoides Rich. (1792)
  • Cephaloschoenus oligocephalus Hochst. (1845)
  • Cephaloschoenus tenuirostris Nees (1834)
  • Dichromena cyperoides (Mart.) J.F.Macbr. (1931)
  • Ephippiorhynchium tenuirostre Nees (1842)
  • Mariscus pilulifer G.Bertol. (1854)
  • Rhynchospora arechavaletae Boeckeler (1888)
  • Rhynchospora cyperoides Mart. (1824)
  • Rhynchospora dolichostyla K.Schum. (1903)
  • Rhynchospora globulifera Link (1820)
  • Rhynchospora mauritii Steud. (1855)
  • Rhynchospora ostenii Kük. (1914)
  • Rhynchospora riedeliana Gand. (1919)
  • Rhynchospora schoenoides Britton (1892)
  • Rhynchospora sparganioides Bojer (1837)
  • Rhynchospora sphaerocephala Boeckeler (1888)
  • Rhynchospora tenuirostris (Nees) Kunth (1837)
  • Rhynchospora triceps (Vahl) Hochst. (1845)
  • Rhynchospora urvillei Steud. (1855)
  • Schoenus cyperinus J.F.Gmel. (1792)
  • Schoenus cyperoides Sw. (1788)
  • Schoenus fragifer Rudge (1805)
  • Schoenus globulifer (Link) Willd. ex Kunth (1837)
  • Schoenus sparganioides Lindl. ex Kunth (1837)
  • Schoenus triceps Vahl (1798)
  • Scirpus muricatus Poir. (1805)

Rhynchospora holoschoenoides grows between 40 and 130 centimeters tall in swamps and ponds. It features distinctive spherical spikelets at the ends of its branches, a trait it shares with Rhynchospora rubra subsp. africana, but can be distinguished by the presence of spikelets on multiple branches, whereas R. rubra possesses only a single spikelet on its central stem.[4]

References
  1. Mesterházy, A. (2020). "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T68150126A68150133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T68150126A68150133.en. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides (Rich.) Herter", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022
  3. "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides", Flora of Tropical East Africa, retrieved 27 December 2022


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