Schizostachyum glaucifolium

Polynesian ʻohe

As recorded: Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Smith, A.C.
Collector number: 7554
Date: May 11, 1953
Locality: Ovalau; E of Lovoni Valley
Island: Ovalau
Region: Fiji
Elevation: 400 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

158 Bishop specimens of Schizostachyum glaucifolium · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 11, 1953, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Schizostachyum glaucifolium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-25.

2026-01-25

Îles du Vent, French Polynesia

(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-25

Îles du Vent, French Polynesia

(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-06

Waikane, HI 96744, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-22

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-20

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-30

George Municipality, South Africa

(c) Ursula Haupt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Schizostachyum glaucifolium. BISH 126759. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956372501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126759.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956372501 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026