
Cyperus cyperoides
Pacific island flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 104/FP
- Date
- May 5, 1992
- Locality
- near eastern end
- Island
- Raivavae
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 5, 1992, Sykes, W.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Cyperus cyperoides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,348 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Burahya, Western, UG
(c) Jordan Muhindo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
日本、〒852-8118 長崎県長崎市松山町9 平和公園
(c) FMヨコハマが好き。, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
846台灣高雄市杉林區, 鄰近南河溪
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
364台灣苗栗縣大湖鄉
(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
中国云南省西双版纳傣族自治州勐腊县
(c) 红梅, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
臺灣島, 富里鄉, 花蓮縣, TW
(c) usaviah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus cyperoides. BISH 757610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956605776. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956605776 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
