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Cenchrus purpureus
cane grass
As recorded: Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Takamatsu, M.
- Collector number
- 907
- Date
- March 2, 1936
- Locality
- Oa
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 2, 1936, Takamatsu, M. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Asplenium polyodon
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Asplenium scolopendropsis
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Decalobanthus peltatus
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Dioscoreaceae
Botany
Elaeocarpus kusanoi
Botany
Erythrina variegata
Botany
Ficus tinctoria
Botany
Fimbristylis littoralis
Botany
Fimbristylis littoralis
Botany
Pontederia crassipes
Botany
Pontederia crassipes
Botany
Premna serratifolia
Botany
Rhopalephora vitiensis
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Tephrosia mariana
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Zingiber zerumbet
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Cenchrus purpureus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cenchrus purpureus. BISH 126463. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339570. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126463.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339570 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026