Rhynchospora globosa

Savannah starlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Rhynchospora
Species:	R. globosa
Binomial name
	Rhynchospora globosa; (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. (1817)
Varieties
	R. globosa var. tenuifolia León (1946) ; R. globosa var. globosa;
Synonyms
	Synonymy Cephaloschoenus globosus (Kunth) Nees (1834) ; Chaetospora globosa Kunth (1816) ; Schoenus globosus (Kunth) Willd. ex Kunth (1837) ; Cephaloschoenus armeria Nees (1834) ; Cephaloschoenus marginatus Liebm. (1850) ; Cephaloschoenus pohlianus Nees (1842) ; Rhynchospora cephalantha A.Rich. (1850) ; Rhynchospora epiglobosa C.B.Clarke (1908) ; Rhynchospora marginata (Liebm.) Steud. (1855) ; Rhynchospora pohliana (Nees) Steud. (1855) ; Rhynchospora presleana Steud. (1855) ; Schoenus cerasiformis Poir. (1817) ; Xyris triquetra Kuntze (1891) ;

Rhynchospora globosa, known by the Spanish common name of estrellita de sabana ("savannah starlet"), is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found throughout the tropics of Central and South America.^[2] The variant R. globosa var. tenuifolia is endemic to Cuba.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Rhynchospora globosa (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022
^ "Rhynchospora globosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "Rhynchospora globosa var. tenuifolia León", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022

External links[edit]

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[POWO_312188-1-1] "Rhynchospora globosa (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022

[2] "Rhynchospora globosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[POWO_220388-2-3] "Rhynchospora globosa var. tenuifolia León", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 27 December 2022

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