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Gahnia vitiensis
Fijian sawsedge
As recorded: Gahnia vitiensis subsp. kauaiensis (Benl) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Hauser, H.; Caum, E.Edward Leonard Caum →Otto Degener →H.W. Hauser →
- Collector number
- 23940
- Date
- September 18, 1955
- Locality
- S of Lehua makanoi, Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Gahnia vitiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-07.
2026-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gahnia vitiensis. BISH 117377. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956691613. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117377.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956691613 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026