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Cyperus pilosus
As recorded: Cyperus pilosus Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Vodonaivalu, S.
- Collector number
- 16636
- Date
- May 13, 1969
- Locality
- Opposite Wainibokasi Landing
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Rewa Province, Fiji
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1969, Vodonaivalu, S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cyperus pilosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 244 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Stanley Tce at Harrys Road, stop 18, Taringa QLD 4068, Australia
(c) Renae Paulsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-09-23
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) Gordon Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
New Taipei, TW-NT-TP, TW
(c) Gordon Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-29
Taiwan
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14
臺灣島, 光復鄉, 花蓮縣, TW
(c) CliffChen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus pilosus. BISH 34180. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956405110. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/34180.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956405110 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
