BISH 115348Botany

Centotheca lappacea

As recorded: Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: MacDaniels, L.H.
Collector number: 1286
Date: May 7, 1927
Locality: Vaheria river valley
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 150 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

244 Bishop specimens of Centotheca lappacea · collected 1845–2015Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 7, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Centotheca lappacea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 218 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) Eric Ching, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Shuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07

RP3W+CF, Jenebora, Penajam, Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara, Kalimantan Timur 76141, Indonesia

(c) Darman Gersik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11

Moorea, French Polynesia, PF

(c) marjorielemaire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-10

Along Creek, French Polynesia, PF

(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Centotheca lappacea. BISH 115348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115348.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956192051 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026