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Cyperus compressus in life
In life — Poorland Flatsedge, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) François Rousseu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by François Rousseu
BISH 619083Botany

Cyperus compressus

Poorland Flatsedge

As recorded: Cyperus compressus L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by
St.John, H.
Collector number
18974
Date
June 29, 1938
Locality
Motusa; Itutiu District 12°30'S 177°05'E
Island
Rotuma
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-12.5000, 177.0833
Elevation
3 m
Identified by
St.John, H.
Record type
Preserved specimen
107 Bishop specimens of Cyperus compressus · collected 1906–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 29, 1938, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.

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Cite this specimen

Cyperus compressus. BISH 619083. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220643. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/619083.

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