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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
Distribution of Rhynchospora corymbosa is pantropic. In India, it is commonly seen in Andaman, Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Cook 1996).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; China (Yunnan); Colombia; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guatemala; India (Andaman Is., Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Indonesia; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Mexico; Myanmar; Nigeria; Pakistan; Panama; Philippines; Rwanda; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Uganda; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]
Population:
This is a widespread and common species. Recent studies enumerated 55 individuals in 900m2 at three localities of mangrove communities in South-Western Nigeria (Adekanmbi et al. 2009).
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It is perennial and common plant growing in and along streams, on the shores of lakes, pools and rivers, often found in shallow water in swamps and rice fields. It is tolerant of light shade (Cook 1996). In lowlands, often rooted in shallow water or on floating mats of vegetation of swamps, margins of creeks and rivers, shallow canals, drainage ditches, seasonally flooded savannas, margins of agricultural fields, pastures, rice fields, secondary forest, mangrove strand, secondary vegetation, and disturbed areas, 0-300 m (Strong 2006).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
No use has been reported for this species.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
No threats have been reported for this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are known to be taken for this species.
Citation: Mani, S. 2011. Rhynchospora corymbosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177041A7364888. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177041A7364888.en. Downloaded on 12 December 2016.
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