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Machaerina mariscoides
ʻAhaniu
As recorded: Machaerina mariscoides subsp. meyenii (Kunth) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 28296
- Date
- 1963
- Locality
- Kaiholena Gulch, head of, along Munro Trail
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8249, -156.8934 ± 757 m
- Elevation
- 792 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Machaerina mariscoides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-08.

2025-01-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-08
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-07-14
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jonsprague, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerina mariscoides. BISH 117315. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956242846. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117315.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956242846 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
