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Eleocharis ochrostachys
As recorded: Eleocharis ochrostachys Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4692.1
- Date
- December 29, 1927
- Locality
- Ra: Vicinity of Nasukamai; near Lawahi R. Wainibuka River basin
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 400 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1927, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Eleocharis ochrostachys observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-02-09.

2024-02-09
Tampines Quarry
(c) pbsg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2009-03-11
Pohnpei, Micronesia
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eleocharis ochrostachys. BISH 110844. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956383480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110844.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956383480 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
