Miscanthus floridulus
Pacific Island Silvergrass
As recorded: Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Gillespie, J.W.
- Collector number
- 4672
- Date
- February 1, 1928
- Locality
- Fiji
- Island
- Taveuni
- Region
- Fiji
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 1, 1928, Gillespie, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Miscanthus floridulus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Miscanthus floridulus. BISH 125632. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/125632.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573517 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
