[irn: 39380]

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Rhynchospora candida (Nees) Boeckeler

  • Discussion

    Psilocarya Candida Nees, Fl. Brasil. 2(1): 117. 1842. Type. Schomburgk 685 (K, W) from “Gujana anglica interiori,” Guayana.

    [Pachymitra Candida Nees, FI. Brasil. 2(1): 117. 1842. Invalid name cited in text as a synonym.]

    Dichromena Candida (Nees) Ridley, Trans. Linn. Soc. II. Bot., 2: 149. 1884. Based on Psilocarya Candida Nees.

    Rhynchospora Candida Böckeler var pilosa Schnee, Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 9(57): 62. 1943. Type. Ll. Williams 13093 (VEN) from Puerto Ayacucho, Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela.

    Type. Schomburgk 685 (W, holotype; K, isotype) from British Guiana.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. The distribution range shows an Afro-South American link. In South America, the species occurs relatively sporadically in eastern and southern Venezuela, through the Guianas southeastwards to Brazilian Para, and southwards to central Amazonian basin, while in Africa its wide range covers tropical West and East Africa, central Africa and Madagascar.

    South America| Venezuela South America| Guyana South America| Brazil South America| Madagascar Africa| Colombia South America| Suriname South America|