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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Durban Crowfoot
As recorded: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 718
- Date
- June 20, 1921
- Locality
- Nuku Hiva
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 20, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 19 other specimens.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,364 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Church St, Jupiter, FL, US
(c) Ryan DeSutter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
SW 80th St, Miami, FL, US
(c) bug-in-a-rug, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
SR-544 W, Auburndale, FL, US
(c) rockeater, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dactyloctenium aegyptium. BISH 124014. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397774. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124014.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397774 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
