Sporobolus africanus
Parramatta Grass
As recorded: Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- H.L.Chung
- Date
- February 5, 1931
- Locality
- Makawao
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui, Hawai`i, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7545, -156.3172
- Identified by
- W.D.Clayton
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Sporobolus africanus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-13
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-30
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jeff Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-25
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-25
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-20
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sporobolus africanus. BISH 120476.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38750714. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120476.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38750714 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026