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Sorghum laxiflorum
As recorded: Sorghum laxiflorum F.M.Bailey
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Clemens, M.S.
- Collector number
- 10441
- Date
- July 12, 1939
- Locality
- Malahang, mission drome
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Veldkamp, J.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sorghum laxiflorum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-22.

2026-04-22
Mount Elliot QLD 4816, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-03
Beloi-Adara Rd, Atauro Is, Timor-Leste
(c) Ian Cowie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-29
Queensland, AU
(c) ryanthughes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-06
Cook, AU-QL, AU
(c) Jason Searle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sorghum laxiflorum. BISH 126879. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956330505. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126879.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956330505 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
