Rhynchospora colorata (L.) H. Pfeiff. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 89. 1935.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Maria Galante,Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), Common Names: Estrella blanca (Cuba), Totes (Cuba), White-headed rush (Bahamas), Synonyms: Dichromena colorata (L.) Hitchc. (Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 141. 1893.), Dichromena leucocephala Michx. (Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 37. 1803.), Rhynchospora leucocephala (Michx.) Boeckeler (Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Føren. Kjøbenhavn 1869: 144. 1869.), Rhynchospora stellata (Lam.) Griseb. (Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 271. 1857.), Rhynchospora stellata (Lam.) Griseb. f. intercedens Kük. (Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 75: 300. 1951.), Schoenus coloratus L. (Sp. Pl. 43. 1753.), Schoenus stellatus Lam. (Encycl. 1: 741. 1785.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). Kükenthal, G. 1949-1951. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporideae. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74(3): 375-509. 1949, 75(1): 90-126. 1950, 75(2): 127-195. 1950, 75(3): 273-314. 1951. 5). Lorenzo, J.S., B. Peguero, and A. Veloz. 2000. Flora de la Peninsula de Samana, Republica Dominicana. Moscosoa 9: 133-188. 6). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 7). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 8). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 29 Dec 09 |