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Cyperus sandwicensis
cliffs flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus sandwicensis Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 1127
- Date
- June 7, 1985
- Locality
- Wahiawa Mts., ridge below Mt. Kahili, windward side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1985, Flynn, T.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cyperus sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-05-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus sandwicensis. BISH 505751. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447378. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505751.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447378 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026