Rhynchospora globosa

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]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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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)

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