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Oplismenus compositus in life — In life — Awned Panick Grass, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Kinmatsu Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kinmatsu Lin

BISH 1002733Botany

Oplismenus compositus

Awned Panick Grass

As recorded: Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 26563
Date: August 19, 1946
Locality: S. side of Mt. Matanta
Island: Kosrae
Region: Micronesia
Elevation: 150 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

211 Bishop specimens of Oplismenus compositus · collected 1836–2022Species page ›

Oplismenus compositus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,069 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

新店區

(c) yang-chin-min, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Taiwan, TW

(c) 山卡比, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Taiwan

(c) Shang-Kwei Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

364台灣苗栗縣大湖鄉

(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Oplismenus compositus. BISH 1002733. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651866. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1002733.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956651866 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026