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Cyperus diffusus
Dwarf Umbrella Grass
As recorded: Cyperus diffusus Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Floyd, A.G.
- Collector number
- 3540
- Date
- August 1, 1954
- Locality
- Galilo Village, near Cape Hoskins
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Pyle, L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1954, Floyd, A.G. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cyperus diffusus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 111 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.
2026-09-26
台灣屏東縣
(c) 陳育維, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
844台灣高雄市六龜區, 柴頭溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-16
511台灣彰化縣社頭鄉山湖村
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
947台灣屏東縣滿州鄉, 加都魯溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
544台灣南投縣國姓鄉乾溝村
(c) vrxz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-08-04
606台灣嘉義縣中埔鄉
(c) wei-fun_chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus diffusus. BISH 747458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956579219. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/747458.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956579219 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026