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)[1]
Varieties
R. globosa var. tenuifolia León (1946) R. globosa var. globosa
Synonyms[1]
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

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

External links

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