Rhynchospora rubra
Red Spike Beaksedge
Also known as: Morisia wallichiana Nees +6 more
- Morisia wallichiana Nees
- Rhynchospora parva (Nees) Steud.
- Rhynchospora parva AkéAssi
- Rhynchospora rubra subsp. elata Domin
- Rhynchospora rubra subsp. hirticeps Kük.
- Rhynchospora wallichii (Nees) Kunth
- Schoenus ruber Lour.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Rhynchospora rubra (commonly known as Red-spike beaksedge) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Rhynchospora, which contains over 350 distinct species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms