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Cyperus polystachyos
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 2317
- Date
- August 20, 1987
- Locality
- Hanalei Distr., Limahuli Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 107 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1987, Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cyperus polystachyos observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 507 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kamehameha Hwy W, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 537511. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317136. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/537511.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317136 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026