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Cyperus polystachyos
Bunchy flat-sedge
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 8572
- Date
- September 17, 1953
- Locality
- Viti Levu - Namosi, Hills border Wainavindrau Creek, in vicinity of Wainimakutu
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Namosi Province, Fiji
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Kern, J.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acalypha repanda
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Aglaia basiphylla
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Aglaia basiphylla
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Aleurites moluccanus
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Aleurites moluccanus
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Alphitonia zizyphoides
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Alyxia bracteolosa
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Appendicula reflexa
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Astronidium storckii
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Calanthe hololeuca
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Calophyllum cerasiferum
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Calophyllum cerasiferum
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Casearia richii
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Casearia richii
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Centotheca lappacea
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Cerbera manghas
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Claoxylon echinospermum
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Crossostylis seemannii
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Crossostylis seemannii
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Cyperus melanospermus
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Cyrtandra anthropophagorum
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Cyrtandra anthropophagorum
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Cyrtandra coleoides
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Cyrtandra tomentosa
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Cyperus polystachyos observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Davie, FL, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Florida, US
(c) V. Crouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-22
Saint Cloud, FL, US
(c) reputablefish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
SR-520 W, Christmas, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 110475. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956577592. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110475.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956577592 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026