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]

Savannah starlet
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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)

References

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  1. ^ a b "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
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