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Cyperus arenarius
As recorded: Cyperus arenarius Retz.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
- Collector number
- 10728
- Date
- November 20, 1975
- Locality
- Pallugaturai, Wilpatu NP, Anuradhapura
- Region
- North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- Koyama, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 20, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cyperus arenarius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-10.
2026-01-10
8FVW+JV, Yala, Sri Lanka
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-22
Birdsville QLD 4482, Australia
(c) Nina Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-21
Birdsville QLD 4482, Australia
(c) Nina Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-08
Za'abeel, Za'abeel 2, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(c) Alexey P. Seregin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-29
Tanami, AU-NT, AU
(c) Isophile, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-02-22
Dschanub asch-Scharqiyya, Oman
(c) Leonid Rasran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus arenarius. BISH 434739. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956270502. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434739.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956270502 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026