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Cyperus sandwicensis
cliffs flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus sandwicensis Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.
- Collector number
- 1544
- Date
- April 18, 1948
- Locality
- Waianaeuka, Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1948, Webster, G.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cyperus sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-05-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus sandwicensis. BISH 117136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229587. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117136.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956229587 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026