Cyperaceae taxon details
Rhynchospora thornei Kral
1681284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1681284)
accepted
Species
terrestrial
Kral, R. (1977). A new species of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) from Southwestern Georgia. Sida, Contributions to Botany, 7(1): 42-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10009868#page/44/mode/1up
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Description Plants perennial, densely cespitose, 10–20 cm; rhizomes slender, short. Culms lax, filiform, leafy. Leaves spreading to...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sida 7: 42 1977 to Sida 7: 42 (1977), information provided by Alan E....
Description Plants perennial, densely cespitose, 10–20 cm; rhizomes slender, short. Culms lax, filiform, leafy. Leaves spreading to ascending, exceeding or exceeded by culm; blades 0.2–0.3 mm wide, margins strongly involute or channeled, apex trig-onous, tapering, setaceous. Inflorescences: cluster of cymes 1–2, widely spaced, turbinate, sparse; branches few; foliaceous bracts setaceous, longer than cymes. Spikelets brown, lance ovoid to fusiform, 2.5–3 mm, apex acuminate; fertile scales ovate, 1.5 mm, apex acute, midrib short excurrent. Flowers: perianth absent. Fruits 0.9–1 mm; body lustrous pale brown, ellipsoid lenticular, 0.8–0.9 × 0.5–0.6 mm, margins narrow, wirelike; surfaces minutely reticulate; bristles 4–6, the longest from shorter than fru [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sida 7: 42 1977 to Sida 7: 42 (1977), information provided by Alan E....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sida 7: 42 1977 to Sida 7: 42 (1977), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant List [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Rhynchospora thornei Kral. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1681284 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
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Kral, R. (1977). A new species of Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) from Southwestern Georgia. Sida, Contributions to Botany, 7(1): 42-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10009868#page/44/mode/1up
page(s): 42 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Plants perennial, densely cespitose, 10–20 cm; rhizomes slender, short. Culms lax, filiform, leafy. Leaves spreading to ascending, exceeding or exceeded by culm; blades 0.2–0.3 mm wide, margins strongly involute or channeled, apex trig-onous, tapering, setaceous. Inflorescences: cluster of cymes 1–2, widely spaced, turbinate, sparse; branches few; foliaceous bracts setaceous, longer than cymes. Spikelets brown, lance ovoid to fusiform, 2.5–3 mm, apex acuminate; fertile scales ovate, 1.5 mm, apex acute, midrib short excurrent. Flowers: perianth absent. Fruits 0.9–1 mm; body lustrous pale brown, ellipsoid lenticular, 0.8–0.9 × 0.5–0.6 mm, margins narrow, wirelike; surfaces minutely reticulate; bristles 4–6, the longest from shorter than fru [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Sida 7: 42 1977 to Sida 7: 42 (1977), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plant List [details]
