Digitaria insularis
As recorded: Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Baker, R.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 20, 1932
- Locality
- Honolulu; Waikiki District
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1932, Baker, R.J. also collected 22 other specimens.
Abutilon grandifolium
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Antigonon leptopus
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Cenchrus echinatus
Botany
Centella asiatica
Botany
Chloris barbata
Botany
Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Cyanthillium cinereum
Botany
Cynodon dactylon
Botany
Delonix regia
Botany
Desmodium uncinatum
Botany
Eleusine indica
Botany
Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Eragrostis tenella
Botany
Euphorbia hirta
Botany
Indigofera suffruticosa
Botany
Ixora casei
Botany
Melinis repens
Botany
Nicotiana glauca
Botany
Pluchea indica
Botany
Setaria adhaerens
Botany
Solanum lycopersicum
Botany
Sonchus oleraceus
Botany
Digitaria insularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 230 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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2026-09-29
Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-09
Kamehameha Hwy, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Digitaria insularis. BISH 120549. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956615570. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120549.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956615570 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026