Rhynchospora rubra

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Rhynchospora rubra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Rhynchospora
Species:
R. rubra
Binomial name
Rhynchospora rubra
Subspecies
  • R. rubra subsp. africanaJ.Raynal (1967)
  • R. rubra subsp. senegalensisJ.Raynal (1967)
  • R. rubra subsp. rubra(Lour.) Makino (1903)
Synonyms [1]
  • Schoenus ruberLour.

Rhynchospora rubra is a species of the sedge family, Cyperaceae . It is 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