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Ophiuros exaltatus
As recorded: Ophiuros exaltatus (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Womersley, J.S.
- Collector number
- NGF 4618
- Date
- September 10, 1952
- Locality
- Lae
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Veldkamp, J.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ophiuros exaltatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-23.
2024-10-23
Mudimyal, Telangana 501503, India
(c) Chitra Shanker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-19
Chinnashapur, Telangana 501504, India
(c) Kobita Dass Kolli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-20
Queensland, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-16
Queensland, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-14
Livingstone - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Geoffrey Sinclair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-03-23
Dalrymple, AU-QL, AU
(c) Geoffrey Sinclair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ophiuros exaltatus. BISH 126686. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126686.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545309 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026