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Cyperus ustulatus
Giant Umbrella Sedge
As recorded: Mariscus ustulatus (A.Rich.) C.B.Clarke
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Mason, R.R. Mason →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6804
- Date
- April 1, 1962
- Locality
- 1-1/2 mls. NW of Kaituna on Motukarara Road, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury,
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Mason, R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cyperus ustulatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,446 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Tauranga 3112, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-19
Ōpunake, New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Pungarehu, New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Pungarehu, New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Pungarehu, New Zealand
(c) takutai_whenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus ustulatus. BISH 435346. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956627914. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435346.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956627914 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026