BISH 110376Botany

Cyperus cyperinus

As recorded: Cyperus cyperinus (Retz.) Valck.Sur.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 992
Date: October 30, 1929
Locality: Above Naval Station, on reservoir trail
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 200 m
Identified by: Pyle, L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

178 Bishop specimens of Cyperus cyperinus · collected 1893–2013Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 30, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 20 other specimens.

Cyperus cyperinus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10

846台灣高雄市杉林區, 鄰近南河溪

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22

947台灣屏東縣滿州鄉, 加都魯溪

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10

947台灣屏東縣滿州鄉, 加都魯溪

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-06

臺灣島, 甲仙區, 高雄市, TW

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

2026-08-05

臺灣島, 桃源區, 高雄市, TW

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

2026-07-21

602台灣嘉義縣番路鄉下路

(c) 你猜猜看, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cyperus cyperinus. BISH 110376. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956228056. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110376.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956228056 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026