Rhynchospora corymbosa

Golden beaksedge
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Rhynchospora
Species:	R. corymbosa
Binomial name
	Rhynchospora corymbosa; (L.) Britton (1892)
Synonyms
	Synonymy a Chaetospora aurea Kunth (1816) ; Dichromena corymbosa (L.) J.F.Macbr. (1931) ; Rhynchospora aurea Vahl (1805) ; Schoenus corymbosus (L.) Pers. (1805) ; Scirpus corymbosus L. (1756) ; Calyptrostylis divergens Nees (1842) ; Calyptrostylis fascicularis Nees (1842) ; Calyptrostylis gaudichaudii Nees (1834) ; Calyptrostylis rudgei Nees (1834) ; Cephaloschoenus divergens Nees (1834) ; Rhynchospora corymbifera Nees (1841) ; Rhynchospora macrocarpa Boeckeler (1873) ; Rhynchospora schraderiana Steud. (1855) ; Rhynchospora spectabilis Hochst. ex C.Krauss (1845) ; Rhynchospora stokesii F.Br. (1931) ; Rhynchospora subulirostris Steud. (1855) ; Schoenus articulatus Roxb. (1820) ; Schoenus floridus Rudge (1805) ; Schoenus surinamensis Rottb. (1773) ; Scirpus bangalorensis B.Heyne ex Wall. (1831) ; Scirpus umbellatus Roxb. ex Kunth (1837) ;

Rhynchospora corymbosa, known by the common names of golden beaksedge and matamat, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found globally throughout the tropics.^[3] It grows up to 2 meters tall in riverbanks, shallow pools, and swamps.^[4]

References

^ Mesterházy, A. & Mani, S. (2020). "Rhynchospora corymbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177041A65923458. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 26 December 2022
^ "Rhynchospora corymbosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Rhynchospora corymbosa", Flora of Tropical East Africa, retrieved 26 December 2022

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[IUCN-1] Mesterházy, A. & Mani, S. (2020). "Rhynchospora corymbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177041A65923458. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[POWO_220271-2-2] "Rhynchospora corymbosa (L.) Britton", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 26 December 2022

[3] "Rhynchospora corymbosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[4] "Rhynchospora corymbosa", Flora of Tropical East Africa, retrieved 26 December 2022

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