BISH 401402Botany

Cyperus polystachyos

Bunchy flat-sedge

As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J.J. Allerton →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 2653
Date: August 6, 1972
Locality: Bikenibeu Island
Island: Tarawa Atoll
Region: Kiribati
Record type: Preserved specimen

407 Bishop specimens of Cyperus polystachyos · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 6, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Allerton, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cyperus polystachyos observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Davie, FL, US

(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Florida, US

(c) V. Crouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-22

Saint Cloud, FL, US

(c) reputablefish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

SR-520 W, Christmas, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 401402. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528850. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/401402.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956528850 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026