Rhynchospora corymbosa

Golden beaksedge
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Rhynchospora
Species:	R. corymbosa
Binomial name
Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton (1892) [2]
Synonyms [2]
Synonymy a Chaetospora aureaKunth (1816) Dichromena corymbosa(L.) J.F.Macbr. (1931) Rhynchospora aureaVahl (1805) Schoenus corymbosus(L.) Pers. (1805) Scirpus corymbosusL. (1756) Calyptrostylis divergensNees (1842) Calyptrostylis fascicularisNees (1842) Calyptrostylis gaudichaudiiNees (1834) Calyptrostylis rudgeiNees (1834) Cephaloschoenus divergensNees (1834) Rhynchospora corymbiferaNees (1841) Rhynchospora macrocarpaBoeckeler (1873) Rhynchospora schraderianaSteud. (1855) Rhynchospora spectabilisHochst. ex C.Krauss (1845) Rhynchospora stokesiiF.Br. (1931) Rhynchospora subulirostrisSteud. (1855) Schoenus articulatusRoxb. (1820) Schoenus floridusRudge (1805) Schoenus surinamensisRottb. (1773) Scirpus bangalorensisB.Heyne ex Wall. (1831) Scirpus umbellatusRoxb. ex Kunth (1837)

Rhynchospora corymbosa, known by the common names of golden beaksedge and matamat, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found globally throughout the tropics. ^[3] It grows up to 2 meters tall in riverbanks, shallow pools, and swamps. ^[4]

References

1. Mesterházy, A. & Mani, S. (2020). "Rhynchospora corymbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T177041A65923458. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
2. "Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 26 December 2022
3. "Rhynchospora corymbosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 26 December 2022.
4. "Rhynchospora corymbosa", Flora of Tropical East Africa, retrieved 26 December 2022

External links

• Media related to Rhynchospora corymbosa at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Rhynchospora corymbosa at Wikispecies