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Rhynchospora colorata
whitetop sedge
As recorded: Cyperus kyllingia Endl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Ordonez, E.Otto Degener →E. Ordonez →
- Collector number
- 13510
- Date
- November 15, 1940
- Locality
- Rewa: Vicinity of Suva
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Rewa Province, Fiji
- Identified by
- O'Neill, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1940, Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. also collected 12 other specimens.
Centella asiatica
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Dichanthium annulatum
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Grona heterophylla
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Polygala paniculata
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Setaria barbata
Botany
Sida rhombifolia
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Sporobolus fertilis
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Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Urochloa glumaris
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Rhynchospora colorata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,343 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Naples
(c) cicee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Florida, US
(c) JC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Crystal River, FL 34428, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-24
Military Trail, Okeechobee, FL, US
(c) Heidi Kipp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Corkscrew, FL, USA
(c) Dani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhynchospora colorata. BISH 110462. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956552724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110462.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956552724 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026