Cenchrus caliculatus
Hillside Burr Grass
As recorded: Cenchrus caliculatus Cav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Vaupel, F.
- Collector number
- 654
- Date
- July 19, 1906
- Locality
- Aopo
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 19, 1906, Vaupel, F. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cenchrus caliculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1906. 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 115231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956140618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115231.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956140618 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026