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Cyperus javanicus
Javanese Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus javanicus Houtt.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 15855
- Date
- April 30, 1953
- Locality
- Road encircling the island between the central lake and the sea
- Island
- Nomuka Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 30, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia simplex
Botany
Alphitonia zizyphoides
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Bischofia javanica
Botany
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Botany
Burckella richii
Botany
Canarium vitiense
Botany
Canavalia sericea
Botany
Celtis vitiensis
Botany
Cenchrus caliculatus
Botany
Cerbera odollam
Botany
Clitoria ternatea
Botany
Coleus amboinicus
Botany
Dalbergia candenatensis
Botany
Didymocheton alliaceus
Botany
Digitaria setigera
Botany
Diospyros foliosa
Botany
Eulophia cernua
Botany
Euphorbia atoto
Botany
Excoecaria agallocha
Botany
Garcinia sessilis
Botany
Geniostoma rupestre
Botany
Glochidion ramiflorum
Botany
Grewia crenata
Botany
Cyperus javanicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 428 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.
2026-10-06
Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Rodgers Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Kamehameha Hwy, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Heno Pl, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-21
943台灣屏東縣獅子鄉竹坑村辦公處
(c) vrxz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus javanicus. BISH 110411. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517650. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110411.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517650 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026