Heteropogon contortus
As recorded: Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Kondo, Y.
- Collector number
- 7
- Date
- March 22, 1961
- Locality
- Awalua
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9256, -156.9972 ± 314 m
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1961, Kondo, Y. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Heteropogon contortus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-12
Polihua Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-12
Polihua Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-10
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-31
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Ryan Cuzalina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heteropogon contortus. BISH 119305. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956147328. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119305.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956147328 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026