Cyperus rigidifolius
Photo: (c) David Hoare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by David Hoare (iNaturalist)
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
2000
First collected
2022
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Cyperus rigidifolius, most mentions first.
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
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 2000 by Starr, F.; Martz, K. (Maui).
From the collection
Alive today
6 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-01-23
Kahuku Palm Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Kahuku Palm Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-29
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)