Rhynchospora cephalotes

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Rhynchospora cephalotes
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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 schoenusJ.F.Macbr. (1931)
  • Schoenus cephalotes(L.) Rottb. (1773)
  • Scirpus cephalotesL. (1762)
  • Rhynchospora conicaDesv. (1825)
  • Scleria fasciculataWilld. ex Kunth (1837)

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.