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Cyperus sandwicensis
cliffs flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus sandwicensis Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.; Perlman, S.Keahi M. Bustamente →Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- H61201
- Date
- June 5, 2012
- Locality
- west Maui, Lahaina District, Kaua'ula Valley, north fork
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,113 m
- Identified by
- Koyama, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 5, 2012, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.; Perlman, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cyperus sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-05-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus sandwicensis. BISH 762701. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956536785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762701.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956536785 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026