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Carex baccans

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BISH 109974Botany

Carex baccans

As recorded: Carex baccans Nees

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 24190
Date: November 11, 1950
Locality: Pidurutalgala
Region: Central Province, Sri Lanka
Elevation: 2,225 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Carex baccans · collected 1851–2013Species page ›

Carex baccans observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,022 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

Carex baccans observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

臺灣島, 和平區, 臺中市, TW

(c) Amy Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex baccans observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Kunming Haikou Forest Farm, Kunming, Yunnan, CN

(c) Vladislav Isaev, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Carex baccans observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Shiding District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 223

(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex baccans observed 2026-08-27

2026-08-27

Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan 306

(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex baccans observed 2026-08-12

2026-08-12

Kunming, CN-YN, CN

(c) 鸹鸹, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex baccans observed 2026-06-20

2026-06-20

臺灣島, 尖石鄉, 新竹縣, TW

(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Carex baccans. BISH 109974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956633679. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109974.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956633679 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026