Cenchrus caliculatus
Hillside Burr Grass
As recorded: Cenchrus caliculatus Cav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 14890
- Date
- June 6, 1934
- Locality
- Pt Teauouo
- Island
- Mangareva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 6, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Cenchrus caliculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 88 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Hat Head NSW 2440, Australia
(c) Jed Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Lake Borumba, QLD, AU
(c) prossington, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-10
Wapengo NSW 2550, Australia
(c) Max Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-19
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450, Australia
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-06-14
Tasman Sea, Hat Head, AU
(c) troyrees56, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-07
Mount Elliott Nature Refuge, Undullah, QLD, AU
(c) halobaena, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus caliculatus. BISH 115206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352095. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115206.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956352095 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026