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Panicum torridum
Kākonakona
As recorded: Panicum torridum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Egler, F.E.F.E. Egler →F. Raymond Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 14083
- Date
- June 18, 1937
- Locality
- Kaneohe; Moku Manu (S islet). Ocassional, near summit
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 18, 1937, Fosberg, F.R.; Egler, F.E. also collected 21 other specimens.
Panicum torridum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-12.

2026-05-12
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-07
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-07
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Panicum torridum. BISH 119901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956144150. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119901.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956144150 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
