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Carex rafflesiana
As recorded: Carex rafflesiana Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Steiner, M.L.
- Collector number
- 1318
- Date
- March 1, 1958
- Locality
- Mayon Rest House
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Albay Province, Philippines
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Carex rafflesiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-09.

2025-07-09
Taiwan, TW
(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-07
Taiwan, TW
(c) 烏姆 禿禿, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-01
Taiwan, TW
(c) Gordon Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-08
Taiwan, TW
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-13
Taiwan, TW
(c) CliffChen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-04-18
Taiwan, TW
(c) changchih-yi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex rafflesiana. BISH 109947. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361689. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109947.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956361689 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
