
Paspalum laxum
As recorded: Paspalum laxum Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Agnes Chase
- Collector number
- 6658
- Date
- November 27, 1913
- Locality
- Playa de Fagardo.
- Region
- Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Neil Snow
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paspalum laxum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-09-10.

2023-09-10
Jobos, Guayama, Puerto Rico
(c) Juan Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-15
Bosque Estatal de Susúa
(c) Juan Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-07
Puerto Rico, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, US
(c) Steve Maldonado Silvestrini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-23
Puerto Rico, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, US
(c) mattb4357, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-10-14
Monroe, Florida, United States
(c) Keith Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paspalum laxum. BISH 102656084. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4062100197. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102656084.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4062100197 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
