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Rhynchospora orbignyana

Also known as: Nemochloa extenuata Nees +18 more
  • Nemochloa extenuata Nees
  • Nemochloa millegrana Nees
  • Nemochloa orbignyana (Brongn.) Nees ex Steud.
  • Nomochloa orbignyana (Brongn.) Nees
  • Pleurostachys buchtienii Kük.
  • Pleurostachys extenuata (Nees) Steud.
  • Pleurostachys grandifolia Boeckeler
  • Pleurostachys guianensis Uittien
  • Pleurostachys millegrana (Nees) Steud.
  • Pleurostachys millegrana var. grandifolia (Boeckeler) H.Pfeiff.
  • Pleurostachys millegrana var. minuscula Kük.
  • Pleurostachys montana Palla
  • Pleurostachys orbignyana Brongn.
  • Pleurostachys puberula Boeckeler
  • Pleurostachys puberula var. buchtienii (Kük.) Kük.
  • Pleurostachys puberula var. montana (Palla) Kük. & R.Gross
  • Rhynchospora millegrana (Nees) L.B.Sm.
  • Rhynchospora millegrana (Nees) R.C.Foster, 1965
  • Rhynchospora puberula (Boeckeler) L.B.Sm.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Indigenous to South America, Rhynchospora orbignyana is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

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