
Fuirena
umbrella-sedges
As recorded: Fuirena Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Powell, J.M.
- Collector number
- 1616
- Date
- June 20, 1972
- Locality
- Telabo area, margin of Haibuga marsh
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,585 m
- Identified by
- Strong, M.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1972, Powell, J.M. also collected 20 other specimens.
Fuirena observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,403 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Taiwan, TW
(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Brundidge, AL, USA
(c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
(c) Riaan Robbeson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Taiwan, TW
(c) zixuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Taiwan, TW
(c) YC Chou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fuirena. BISH 442248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956305081. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/442248.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956305081 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
