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Cyperus prolifer
As recorded: Cyperus prolifer Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, L.
- Collector number
- 466
- Date
- February 7, 1990
- Locality
- Koloa, Wailaau Rd., garden of Geoffrey Michels
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1990, Hume, L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Cyperus prolifer observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-12-08.
2023-12-08
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Cleveland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-30
Kula, HI, USA
(c) sashubio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-09-10
Kauai County, HI, USA
(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 prolifer. BISH 571724. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571724.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956346468 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026