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Cyperus sandwicensis
cliffs flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus sandwicensis Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Kawelo, K.; Rohrer, J.Kapua Kawelo →Joby Rohrer →
- Collector number
- USArmy 539
- Date
- August 3, 2020
- Locality
- Koolau Summit trail north of Poamoho.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 848 m
- Identified by
- Gallaher, T.; Imada, C.; Kennedy, B.Timothy J. Gallaher →C.T. Imada →Barbara Kennedy →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cyperus sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2020. 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 779131. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956464222. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/779131.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956464222 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026