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Cyperus hillebrandii
Hillebrand's flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus hillebrandii var. hillebrandii
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.; Longley, P.Paul H. Baldwin →R.J. Catto →P. Longley →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18410
- Date
- December 19, 1937
- Locality
- Kilauea-Mauna Loa Rd., Keauhou, Puna
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 19, 1937, St.John, H.; Baldwin, P.; Catto, R.J.; Longley, P. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cyperus hillebrandii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.
2026-09-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus hillebrandii. BISH 415038. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956455438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415038.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956455438 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026