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Digitaria fuscescens
creeping kukaepua`a
As recorded: Digitaria fuscescens (J.Presl) Henrard
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 9376
- Date
- November 30, 1953
- Locality
- Serua: Hills between Waininggere and Waisese Creeks, between Ngaloa and Wainiyambia
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Serua Province, Fiji
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acalypha repanda
Botany
Adenanthera pavonina
Botany
Agathis macrophylla
Botany
Aglaia archboldiana
Botany
Alstonia costata
Botany
Alyxia bracteolosa
Botany
Anacolosa lutea
Botany
Balaka longirostris
Botany
Balaka longirostris
Botany
Balaka longirostris
Botany
Brackenridgea nitida
Botany
Carex albert-smithii
Botany
Carruthersia scandens
Botany
Carruthersia scandens
Botany
Casearia longifolia
Botany
Casearia richii
Botany
Cleistanthus micranthus
Botany
Cleistanthus micranthus
Botany
Connarus pickeringii
Botany
Cordyline fruticosa
Botany
Croton microtiglium
Botany
Cryptocarya fusca
Botany
Cyclophyllum barbatum
Botany
Cynometra vitiensis
Botany
Digitaria fuscescens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.
2026-04-27
Sinnamary 97315, Guyane française
(c) Nils Servientis - Bivouac Naturaliste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-24
Kourou 97310, Guyane française
(c) Nils Servientis - Bivouac Naturaliste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-04
Maripasoula 97370, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-25
Montabo, Cayenne, Guyane française
(c) Julien Piolain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-25
Montabo, Cayenne, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-23
Centre-Ville, Cayenne, Guyane française
(c) anonyme973, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Digitaria fuscescens. BISH 124327. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124327.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171785 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026