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Cyperus javanicus
Javanese Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus javanicus Houtt.
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
- 10285
- 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
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- 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.
Cyperus javanicus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 166 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15
Rodgers Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-14
Kamehameha Hwy, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Heno Pl, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus javanicus. BISH 472519. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956637553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/472519.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956637553 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
