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Cyperus javanicus in life — In life — Javanese Flatsedge, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Cheng-Tao Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheng-Tao Lin

BISH 117009Botany

Cyperus javanicus

Javanese Flatsedge

As recorded: Cyperus javanicus Houtt.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 8713
Date: April 1, 1910
Locality: Wailau Beach
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1653, -156.8281 ± 2,734 m
Identified by: Kennedy, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

400 Bishop specimens of Cyperus javanicus · collected 1852–2013Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cyperus javanicus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-04-17.

Cyperus javanicus observed 2024-04-17

2024-04-17

Kalawao County, HI, USA

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cyperus javanicus. BISH 117009. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117009.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956298038 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026