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Oreobolus furcatus

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BISH 117419Botany

Oreobolus furcatus

As recorded: Oreobolus furcatus H.Mann

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
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

103 Bishop specimens of Oreobolus furcatus · collected 1864–2022Species page ›

Oreobolus furcatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 49 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

Oreobolus furcatus observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oreobolus furcatus observed 2026-08-20

2026-08-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oreobolus furcatus observed 2026-06-28

2026-06-28

Hanapepe, HI 96716, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oreobolus furcatus observed 2026-06-15

2026-06-15

Hawaii, US

(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oreobolus furcatus observed 2026-05-24

2026-05-24

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oreobolus furcatus observed 2026-03-03

2026-03-03

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Oreobolus furcatus. BISH 117419. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956453849. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117419.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956453849 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026