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Cenchrus purpureus
cane grass
As recorded: Pennisetum macrostachyum Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Kajewski, S.F.
- Collector number
- 2245
- Date
- October 12, 1930
- Locality
- Karngu, Buin
- Island
- Bougainville Island
- Region
- North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 12, 1930, Kajewski, S.F. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cenchrus purpureus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,077 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan District, Taoyuan City, TW
(c) joneswurf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
壽山國家自然公園, 鼓山區, 高雄市, TW
(c) ssnp023, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
台灣臺北
(c) 李成華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
732台灣臺南市白河區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Pingtung, Taiwan, Taiwan
(c) 方伊琳(阿鈣), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus purpureus. BISH 126454. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273549. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126454.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273549 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026