
Saccharum spontaneum
Wild Cane
As recorded: Saccharum spontaneum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Date
- May 11, 1983
- Locality
- Talofofo area; savannah between the Malaje and Bubulao rivers; and in ravine forest along Bubulao River.
- Region
- Guam
- Identified by
- D.R.Herbst
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 11, 1983, Herbst, D.R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Saccharum spontaneum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 985 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
735台灣臺南市下營區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
VFHC+266 Sevoke Khola, Sevoke Bridge, Khola (River, Sevoke Bazar, Sevoke, West Bengal 734008, India
(c) Sagnik Dutta Roy, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
931台灣屏東縣佳冬鄉佳冬車站
(c) Mike P. Li, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
IIT Kanpur, Shiwali Gate, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
(c) manishpatil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
741台灣臺南市善化區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Water park,Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211010, India
(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Saccharum spontaneum. BISH 1000144. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38515551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1000144.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38515551 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
