Native to Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 27248

June 14, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Atlantico Norte (Puerto Cabezas)

14.094111, -83.369972

Location Remarks

Along Pozo Charlie Lau, Llano Brakira, N of Puerto Cabezas and E of road to Waspam; open savanna with woody vegetation along creek. 21 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Common, spikes erect.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Rhynchospora

Specific Epithet

curvula

Authorship

Griseb.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#137,932 of 335,497

Top 42%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →