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Oreobolus furcatus
Hawaii Island Sedge
As recorded: Oreobolus furcatus H.Mann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G.R.J. Baker →J.W. Coulter →F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →Truman George Yuncker →
- Collector number
- 12544
- Date
- December 25, 1932
- Locality
- Waikolu Valley, Kawela, ridge between Hanalilolilo and Pepeopae
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1212, -156.9046 ± 906 m
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1932, St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G. also collected 13 other specimens.
Still here: Oreobolus furcatus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oreobolus furcatus. BISH 117404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117404.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956247084 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
