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Eleocharis dulcis
Water Chestnut
As recorded: Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Trin. ex Hensch.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W4160
- Date
- August 14, 1978
- Locality
- Lake in the crater of Le Pu'e (south)
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 950 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1978, Whistler, W.A. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Dicksonia brackenridgei
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Digitaria setigera
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Diplazium dilatatum
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Diplazium harpeodes
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Elatostema kraemeri
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Paspalum scrobiculatum
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Psychotria grandistipulata
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Psychotria reineckei
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Rhynchospora corymbosa
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Sphaerostephanos heterocarpus
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Eleocharis dulcis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 135 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Hervey Bay QLD 4655, Australia
(c) Scott W. Gavins, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Holmes NT 0812, Australia
(c) Stephen Fricker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
日本、〒243-0422 神奈川県海老名市中新田
(c) 伊藤 健三, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-18
Maryborough QLD 4650, Australia
(c) Scott W. Gavins, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-17
Isles Dr opp Industrial Dr, North Boambee Valley NSW 2450, Australia
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-06-07
臺灣島, 汐止區, 新北市, TW
(c) blueschen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eleocharis dulcis. BISH 427993. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956558083. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/427993.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956558083 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026