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Cenchrus purpureus
As recorded: Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Steven Perlman;H.L. Oppenheimer;Keahi BustamenteKeahi M. Bustamente →Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 22926
- Date
- June 21, 2012
- Locality
- Hana, along Olopawa road to cinder pit.
- Region
- Maui, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7740, -156.0244
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 21, 2012, Steven Perlman;H.L. Oppenheimer;Keahi Bustamente also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Cenchrus purpureus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-13
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) JimsWildLife, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-02
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) elvin y, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-28
Maui, Hana, HI, US
(c) downs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-20
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) shaunaweyrauch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-16
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Joe Paquin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus purpureus. BISH 102914804. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4061925284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/102914804.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4061925284 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026