Cyperus anderssonii
Galápagos sedge
As recorded: Cyperus anderssonii Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 44935
- Date
- January 31, 1964
- Locality
- Galapagos Islands: Wenman (Wolf) Island -N corner
- Region
- Ecuador
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Koyama, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1964, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cyperus anderssonii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-06.
2025-05-06
Parque Nacional Galápagos, Galapagos, EC
(c) W. Larry Sward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-22
Parque Nacional Galápagos, Galapagos, EC
(c) Henry N Castro-Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-02
Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, EC
(c) Anna Calle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-20
Isabela, Parque Nacional Galápagos, EC-GA, EC
(c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-01-01
Santa Cruz, Parque Nacional Galápagos, EC-GA, EC
(c) Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-10-28
Isabela, Parque Nacional Galápagos, Galápagos, Ecuador
(c) Josh van der Meulen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus anderssonii. BISH 426624. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956629713. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426624.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956629713 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026