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Sacciolepis indica
As recorded: Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 23
- Date
- April 23, 1940
- Locality
- Kapaa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0667, -159.3167
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Sacciolepis indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-04.

2026-03-04
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Rowan Willow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-01
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Lihue, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-01
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-17
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-25
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sacciolepis indica. BISH 120287. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956253484. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120287.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956253484 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
