Rhynchospora tenuis Link tenuis (Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 76. 1820.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), ], Bahamas (native), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Espartillo (Cuba), Espartillo de cuabal (Cuba), Slender beak-rush (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Dichromena cubensis Poepp. & Kunth (in C.S. Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 281. 1837.), Rhynchospora cubensis (Poepp. & Kunth) Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 576. 1864.), Rhynchospora juncellus C.B. Clarke (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 117. 1900.), Rhynchospora pseudolunata Boeckeler (Beitr. Cyper. 1: 25. 1888.), Rhynchospora tenuis Link var. pseudolunata (Boeck.) Kük. (Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 206. 1926.),
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