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Cyperus laevigatus
Smooth Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus laevigatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Stemmermann, R.L.; Allen, M.S.M.S. Allen →Paul K. Higashino →R.L. Stemmermann →
- Collector number
- 10279
- Date
- April 8, 1984
- Locality
- Visitor Center and main ruins, Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 8, 1984, Higashino, P.K.; Stemmermann, R.L.; Allen, M.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Aleurites moluccanus
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Aloe vera
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Amaranthus viridis
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Atriplex eardleyae
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Bidens pilosa
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Bougainvillea buttiana
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Broussonetia papyrifera
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Capparis spinosa
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Chloris barbata
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Coccoloba uvifera
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Digitaria insularis
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Eclipta alba
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Gamochaeta pensylvanica
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Gossypium barbadense
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Heliotropium curassavicum
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Heliotropium velutinum
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Heteropogon contortus
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Ipomoea batatas
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Cyperus laevigatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-06.
2026-02-06
Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-08
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-07
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-13
Honokohau Small Boat Harbor and Marina, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-05
Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Tri Do, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-16
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus laevigatus. BISH 471933. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469937. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471933.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956469937 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026