Rhynchospora rubra

Rhynchospora rubra
Scientific 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 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. "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

External links

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