Themeda villosa
Lyon's grass
As recorded: Themeda villosa (Lam.) A.Camus
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Lee, H.A.; WellerHarry G. Lee →S.G. Weller →
- Collector number
- 121
- Date
- December 15, 1924
- Locality
- Honolulu; Fair grounds
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 15, 1924, Lee, H.A.; Weller also collected 3 other specimens.
Themeda villosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 82 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-07
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-12
Rainbow Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-22
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Themeda villosa. BISH 120539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545273 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026