indigenousCyperaceae
Rhynchospora chinensis
Spiked beaksedge
Indigenous (native)native
Native to Hawaiʻi and arrived without human help.
Rhynchospora chinensis, known by the common name of spiked beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found in wetlands of Japan, Korea, eastern China, Mainland Southeast Asia, India, Australia, and Madagascar. It was once present in Sri Lanka, where it is now locally extinct. The subspecies R. chinensis subsp. spiciformis is endemic to Hawaii.
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Where documented · 21 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 15 · GBIF 44 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 6 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 6
Kawela · MolokaʻiGBIF 5
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiGBIF 4
Pelekunu · MolokaʻiGBIF 4
Waipā · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiGBIF 3
Wahiawa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paunau · MauiGBIF 2
Kawaipapa · MauiGBIF 2
Wailuku · MauiGBIF 2
ʻAlaenui · MauiGBIF 1
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Makaweli · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Ukumehame · MauiGBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalauao · OʻahuGBIF 1