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BISH 119558Botany
Lepturus repens
Stalky Grass
As recorded: Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Rainwater, H.I.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 26, 1953
- Locality
- Tern Islet
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lepturus repens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-21.

2025-04-21
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-11-07
Tern Island, Hawaii, USA
(c) Cory Gregory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepturus repens. BISH 119558. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956253480. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119558.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956253480 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
