Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Rhynchospora sclerioides
Kuolohia
As recorded: Rhynchospora sclerioides Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.; HosmerR.S. Hosmer →Joseph F. Rock →
- Collector number
- 3023
- Date
- May 15, 1909
- Locality
- Kaukonahua gulch, Wahiawa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1909, Rock, J.F.C.; Hosmer also collected 11 other specimens.
Rhynchospora sclerioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-30.
2025-06-30
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-25
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-22
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Will Haines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-14
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-07
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhynchospora sclerioides. BISH 117488. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397746. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117488.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397746 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026