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Cyperus haspan
Haspan Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus haspan L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- ESP Field Crew
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 15, 1979
- Locality
- ahupuaa of Halepuaa Forest Reserve in the Puna District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5167, -154.8667
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1979, ESP Field Crew also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Cyperus haspan observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-05.

2026-07-05
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-25
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-02
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-02
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-11-24
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus haspan. BISH 655835. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956619539. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655835.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956619539 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
