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Miscanthus floridulus

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BISH 125606Botany

Miscanthus floridulus

Pacific Island Silvergrass

As recorded: Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 16577
Date: August 24, 1934
Locality: Rurutu - Moerai, hills NW of
Island: Rurutu
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 20 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

163 Bishop specimens of Miscanthus floridulus · collected 1895–2011Species page ›

Miscanthus floridulus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 371 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Miscanthus floridulus observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Bourail, NC-SU, NC

(c) Thane Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miscanthus floridulus observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Bourail, NC-SU, NC

(c) Thane Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miscanthus floridulus observed 2026-09-21

2026-09-21

臺灣島, 白河區, 臺南市, TW

(c) 銀杏, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Miscanthus floridulus observed 2026-09-02

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)

Miscanthus floridulus observed 2026-08-10

2026-08-10

龍磐公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

(c) liie_eove, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Miscanthus floridulus observed 2026-08-07

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 125606. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465912. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/125606.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956465912 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026