Chrysopogon aciculatus

Wild Oat Grass

As recorded: Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 10065
Date: February 6, 1940
Locality: 2 mi east of Alofi village
Island: Niue Island
Region: Niue
Elevation: 65 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

197 Bishop specimens of Chrysopogon aciculatus · collected 1846–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 6, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chrysopogon aciculatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 518 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16

Tai Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong

(c) W. K. Lo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Dampe - Pitipana Rd, කොළඹ, Sri Lanka

(c) shalani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06

Homagama, LK-CO, LK

(c) hirunidilhani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Chiayi County, TW-TA, TW

(c) 你猜猜看, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30

University of Guam, Guam

(c) Anna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27

Upper Thomson Rd, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) quinn kuiken, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Chrysopogon aciculatus. BISH 123782. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956586553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123782.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956586553 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026