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Cyperus javanicus in life
In life — Javanese Flatsedge, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Cheng-Tao Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheng-Tao Lin
BISH 714324Botany

Cyperus javanicus

Javanese Flatsedge

As recorded: Cyperus javanicus Houtt.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by
Motley, T.J.; Fenstemacher, R.R. Fenstemacher →T.J. Motley →
Collector number
2780
Date
April 18, 2002
Locality
Tauturau Islet
Island
Rapa
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-27.6347, -144.2972
Elevation
5 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
400 Bishop specimens of Cyperus javanicus · collected 1852–2013Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 18, 2002, Motley, T.J.; Fenstemacher, R. also collected 4 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cyperus javanicus. BISH 714324. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576019. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/714324.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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