Savannah starlet | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Rhynchospora |
Species: | R. globosa
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchospora globosa (Kunth) Roem. & Schult. (1817)
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Synonymy
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Rhynchospora globosa, known by the Spanish common name of estrellita de sabana ("savannah starlet"), is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found throughout the tropics of Central and South America. [2] The variant R. globosa var. tenuifolia is endemic to Cuba. [3]