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Carex meyenii
As recorded: Carex meyenii Nees
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L.A.L.M. Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 21269
- Date
- September 2, 1945
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, Koolau Gap, valley on W side, 2 miles N.of Holua Cave
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,707 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1945, St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 10 other specimens.
Carex meyenii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-23.
2026-04-23
Manoa Cliff Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Manoa Cliff Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
no rights reserved
2025-10-02
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex meyenii. BISH 116544. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956517679. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116544.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956517679 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026