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Cyperus

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BISH 622330Botany

Cyperus

Flatsedges

As recorded: Cyperus L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 5431
Date: October 16, 1989
Locality: Hunstein Range; ridge between Wagu and Bani
Island: New Guinea
Region: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Identified by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

132 Bishop specimens of Cyperus · collected 1902–2024Species page ›

Cyperus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 131,728 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Cyperus observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

605台灣嘉義縣阿里山鄉香林村106號

(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyperus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Ellendale Dr, Brentwood, TN, US

(c) ambrox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyperus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Howdenvale Rd, South Bruce Peninsula, ON, CA

(c) Andrew Keaveney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyperus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

United States

(c) janelew, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyperus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Arrow Wood Rd, Waxahachie, TX, US

(c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cyperus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Pine Ave, Big Pine Key, FL, US

(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cyperus. BISH 622330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956332929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/622330.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956332929 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026