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Cyperus phleoides
As recorded: Cyperus phleoides var. phleoides
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1304
- Date
- March 7, 1982
- Locality
- E Maui District, Alau Island, easternmost coast of E Maui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Cyperus phleoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus phleoides. BISH 460505. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460505.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448375 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026