Schizostachyum glaucifolium
Polynesian ʻohe
As recorded: Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 15256
- Date
- March 10, 1953
- Locality
- Between the village of Fatai and the sea
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- Swallen, J.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 10, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 14 other specimens.
Alpinia purpurata
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Asplenium australasicum
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Axonopus compressus
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Catharanthus roseus
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Chrysophyllum cainito
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Crotalaria pallida
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Ficus obliqua
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Gardenia jasminoides
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Maranta arundinacea
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Morus alba
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Psilotum nudum
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Sigesbeckia orientalis
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Syzygium malaccense
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Schizostachyum glaucifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-25.
2026-01-25
Îles du Vent, French Polynesia
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-25
Îles du Vent, French Polynesia
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-06
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-22
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-20
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-30
George Municipality, South Africa
(c) Ursula Haupt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Schizostachyum glaucifolium. BISH 122268. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/122268.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424560 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026