Cyperus alternifolius
Umbrella sedge, Umbrella papyrus, Umbrella palm, Umbrella plant, Umbrella grass
57
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1918
First collected
2009
Last collected
No recent record
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Cyperus alternifolius, most mentions first.
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
1997
New and noteworthy Cyperaceae from the Hawaiian IslandsStrong, M.T. & W.L. Wagner · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2007
Translocation and monitoring efforts to establish a second population of the rare Megalagrion xanthomelas Selys-Longchamps) on O`ahu, Hawai`i (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)Preston, D.J., Englund, R.A. & McShane, M.K.K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2001
Long-term monitoring of one the most restricted insect populations in the United States, Megalagrion xanthomelas (Selys-Longchamps), at Tripler Army Medical Center, Oahu, Hawaii (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)Englund, R.A. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
11 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1918 by Nelson, P. (Guam).
From the collection
