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Rhynchospora sclerioides
Kuolohia
As recorded: Rhynchospora sclerioides Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W4902
- Date
- September 3, 1981
- Locality
- Raiatea - on the Temehani Plateau
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Strong, M.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1981, Whistler, W.A. also collected 16 other specimens.
Ascarina polystachya
Botany
Astronidium saccatum
Botany
Coryphopteris raiateana
Botany
Cyclophyllum barbatum
Botany
Decaspermum lanceolatum
Botany
Desmodium incanum
Botany
Glochidion myrtifolium
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Odontosoria chinensis
Botany
Psychotria temehaniensis
Botany
Pterophylla vescoi
Botany
Rapanea
Botany
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Botany
Sclerotheca raiateensis
Botany
Zanthoxylum nadeaudii
Botany
Rhynchospora sclerioides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-30.
2025-06-30
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-25
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-22
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Will Haines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-14
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-07
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Rhynchospora sclerioides. BISH 437870. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424186. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/437870.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424186 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026