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Cyperus polystachyos
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Dunn, J.; Kerns, K.; Storey, W.B.; Suehiro, A.J. Dunn →K. Kerns →Harold St.John →W.B. Storey →Amy Suehiro →
- Collector number
- 13210
- Date
- July 3, 1933
- Locality
- Wailau Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1324, -156.8375 ± 4,030 m
- Elevation
- 152 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1933, St.John, H.; Dunn, J.; Kerns, K.; Storey, W.B.; Suehiro, A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Cyperus polystachyos observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Victor Rogers-Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 423076. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468561. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423076.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468561 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026