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Chrysopogon aciculatus
Wild Oat Grass
As recorded: Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Buchholz, J.T.
- Collector number
- 1514
- Date
- December 14, 1947
- Locality
- East of mouth of Yate river.Near Dunn's place
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Region
- New Caledonia
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1947, Buchholz, J.T. also collected 8 other specimens.
Chrysopogon aciculatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. 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 123794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956538251. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123794.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956538251 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026