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Rhynchospora cephalotes

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Rhynchospora cephalotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 schoenus J.F.Macbr. (1931)
  • Schoenus cephalotes (L.) Rottb. (1773)
  • Scirpus cephalotes L. (1762)
  • Rhynchospora conica Desv. (1825)
  • Scleria fasciculata Willd. 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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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