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Lepturus repens
Stalky Grass
As recorded: Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 34271
- Date
- February 14, 1952
- Locality
- Wotho Islet, west point on lagoon side
- Island
- Wotho Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 14, 1952, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Ceodes grandis
Botany
Ceodes grandis
Botany
Cyperus odoratus
Botany
Cyrtosperma merkusii
Botany
Gemmabryum apiculatum
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
Botany
Heliotropium velutinum
Botany
Ochrosia oppositifolia
Botany
Ochrosia oppositifolia
Botany
Ochrosia oppositifolia
Botany
Ochrosia oppositifolia
Botany
Scaevola taccada
Botany
Scytonema hofmanni
Botany
Scytonema hofmanni
Botany
Soulamea amara
Botany
Suriana maritima
Botany
Terminalia samoensis
Botany
Triumfetta procumbens
Botany
Lepturus repens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 106 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Pitcairn Islands, PN
(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
KI
(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-30
Line Islands, KI
(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-23
South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
台灣澎湖縣望安鄉
(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-05
台灣澎湖縣望安鄉將軍村
(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Lepturus repens. BISH 125446. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956636150. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/125446.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956636150 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026