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Miscanthus floridulus
Pacific Island Silvergrass
As recorded: Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Jones, W.B.
- Collector number
- 872
- Date
- August 18, 1922
- Locality
- Makatea, Tumotu Arch
- Island
- Makatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1922, Jones, W.B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Miscanthus floridulus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 371 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16
Bourail, NC-SU, NC
(c) Thane Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Bourail, NC-SU, NC
(c) Thane Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
臺灣島, 白河區, 臺南市, TW
(c) 銀杏, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-02
413台灣臺中市霧峰區坑口里
(c) 陳界良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10
龍磐公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW
(c) liie_eove, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-07
Tahiti, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Miscanthus floridulus. BISH 125572. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339566. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/125572.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339566 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
