Oplismenus hirtellus
Basket Grass
As recorded: Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Womersley, J.S.; Hoogland, R.D.R.D. Hoogland →John S. Womersley →
- Collector number
- NGF 4943
- Date
- April 1, 1953
- Locality
- Nondugl
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 1,676 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1953, Womersley, J.S.; Hoogland, R.D. also collected 2 other specimens.
Oplismenus hirtellus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,761 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Sandy Spring, MD 20860, USA
(c) vanillapineapple, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
日本、〒206-0001 東京都多摩市和田
(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
安徽省合肥市肥西县紫蓬镇恐怖城紫蓬山国家森林公园
(c) yinxi chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Florida's Turnpike N, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Waitomo, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Oplismenus hirtellus. BISH 125780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352147. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/125780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956352147 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026