Rhynchospora rubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species:
R. rubra
Binomial name
Rhynchospora rubra
(Lour.) Makino (1903)[1]
Subspecies
  • R. rubra subsp. africana J.Raynal (1967)
  • R. rubra subsp. senegalensis J.Raynal (1967)
  • R. rubra subsp. rubra (Lour.) Makino (1903)
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Schoenus ruber Lour. (1790)
  • Cephaloschoenus parvus Nees (1834)
  • Haplostylis meyenii Nees (1834)
  • Mariscus umbellatus Zoll. (1854)
  • Morisia capitata Nees (1834)
  • Morisia wallichii Nees (1834)
  • Rhynchospora haenkei J.Presl & C.Presl (1828)
  • Rhynchospora parva (Nees) Kunth (1837)
  • Rhynchospora wallichiana Kunth (1837)
  • Rhynchospora wallichii (Nees) K.Schum. (1889)
  • Scirpus retusus J.Koenig ex Wall. (1831)
  • Sphaeroschoenus wallichii (Nees) Nees (1841)
  • Chaetospora madagascariensis Steud. (1855)
  • Rhynchospora madagascariensis (Steud.) Cherm. (1931)
  • Rhynchospora minor Nelmes (1956)

Rhynchospora rubra is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It found throughout Asia, Australia, and western and southern Africa.[2]

Rhynchospora rubra grows between 25 and 100 centimeters tall.[3] It features a distinctive spherical spikelet at the end of its stem, a trait it shares with Rhynchospora holoschoenoides, but can be distinguished by the absence of spikelets on multiple branches, as R. rubra possesses only a single spikelet on its central stem.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rhynchospora rubra (Lour.) Makino", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022
  2. ↑ "Rhynchospora rubra". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rhynchospora rubra", Flora of Tropical East Africa, retrieved 27 December 2022
  4. ↑ "Rhynchospora holoschoenoides", Flora of Tropical East Africa, retrieved 27 December 2022


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