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Cyperus alternifolius
As recorded: Cyperus flabelliformis Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wilder, G.P.
- Collector number
- 703
- Date
- March 8, 1929
- Locality
- Avarua
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Pyle, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1929, Wilder, G.P. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cyperus alternifolius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,727 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Lake Forest, CA, US
(c) tbrophy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Miaoli, TW-TA, TW
(c) cyut11528054, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Lankeng, Toufen City, Miaoli County, TW
(c) cyut11528054, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
407台灣臺中市西屯區圖書館溪西分館
(c) Abi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Marron Valley Rd, Dulzura, CA, US
(c) Puffytacos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Auckland, NZ
(c) samhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus alternifolius. BISH 110171. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956175352. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110171.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956175352 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026