Cyperaceae
Rhynchospora

Rhynchospora rubra (Lour.) Makino

First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 17: 180 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Dey, S. & Prasanna, P.V. (2010). The tribe Rhynchosporeae (Cyperaceae) in India. Rheedea 20: 1-19.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 17: 180, t. VII, figs 1C & B (1903)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1996 Parnell; Pendry; Jebb; Pooma [95-242] Thailand K000595069 Yes
Mar 22, 1962 Smitinand, T. [5766] Thailand K000595066 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/281] Thailand K000595080 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/504] Thailand K000595082 Yes
Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [726] Thailand K000595071 Yes
Sangkhachand, B. [265] Thailand K000595070 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1219A] Thailand K000595077 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27721] Papua New Guinea K002770891 Yes
Oldham, R. [913] Japan K002770329 Yes
Bon, H.F. [5658] Cambodia K001612212 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27243] Papua New Guinea K002770890 Yes
White, K.J.; Gray, E. [10433] Papua New Guinea K002770899 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1559] Papua New Guinea K002770894 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27686] Papua New Guinea K002770889 Yes
Heyligers, P.C. [1142] Papua New Guinea K002770898 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [4643] Papua New Guinea K002770888 Yes
s.coll. [3422] Nepal K001057263 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beusekom, C.F., van; Smitinand, T. [2147] Thailand K000595073 Yes
Brass, L.J. [25096] Papua New Guinea K002770887 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. [90/51] Thailand K000595084 Yes
s.coll [807] Japan K001770425 Yes
Howard, A.J. [3] Thailand K000595067 Yes
Fryar, D. [3604] Papua New Guinea K002770893 Yes
Brass, L.J. [8640] Papua New Guinea K002770901 Yes
Henty, E.E. [27046] Papua New Guinea K002770896 Yes
Brass, L.J. [22156] Papua New Guinea K002770886 Yes
Brass, L.J. [5709] Papua New Guinea K002770897 Yes
Murata; Fukuoka, N; Phengklai, C. [T16799] Thailand K000595064 Yes
Smitinand, T. [11648] Thailand K000595068 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7309] Thailand K000595078 Yes
s.coll. [3422] Burma K001057264 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hartley, T.G. [10959] Papua New Guinea K002770885 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2648] Thailand K000595076 Yes
Johns, R.J. [11354] Papua New Guinea K002770883 Yes
Brass, L.J. [28381] Papua New Guinea K002770892 Yes
Beusekom, C.F., van [4262] Thailand K000595079 Yes
Smitinand, T. [5767] Thailand K000595072 Yes
Conn; Akakauaro [403] Papua New Guinea K002770895 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2597] Papua New Guinea K002770884 Yes
s.coll. [2746] K001057262 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11415] Thailand K000595065 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Pooma, R. [90/577] Thailand K000595081 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. [90/51] Thailand K000595083 Yes
Brass, L.J. [8352] Papua New Guinea K002770900 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13103] Thailand K000595075 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13103] Thailand K000595074 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [11137] Papua New Guinea K002770882 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0