Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Durban Crowfoot

As recorded: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 31710
Date: February 18, 1950
Locality: Asongsong
Island: Alamagan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 9 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

184 Bishop specimens of Dactyloctenium aegyptium · collected 1900–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 18, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dactyloctenium aegyptium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. 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

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2026-10-26

SW 80th St, Miami, FL, US

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2026-10-26

SR-544 W, Auburndale, FL, US

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2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

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2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

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Cite this specimen

Dactyloctenium aegyptium. BISH 124031. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956237690. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124031.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956237690 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026