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Cyperus polystachyos
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.; Murphy, M.; Yogi, D.K. Faccenda →Molly Murphy →Darcy Yogi →
- Collector number
- 3594
- Date
- July 9, 2024
- Locality
- Hio, University of Hawaii at Hilo Campus, outside Hale kuanoe.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 47 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 2024, Faccenda, K.; Murphy, M.; Yogi, D. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cyperus polystachyos observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2024. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 507 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-10-15
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Kamehameha Hwy W, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 796608. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468455. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/796608.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468455 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
