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Sorghum nitidum
As recorded: Sorghum nitidum (Vahl) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fryar, D.
- Collector number
- NGF 3641
- Date
- February 1, 1950
- Locality
- Bulolo
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- Veldkamp, J.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sorghum nitidum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Qingdao, CN-SD, CN
(c) orcinusss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-22
Taiwan, TW
(c) victor921126, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-11
Taiwan
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-19
Livingstone - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Scott van Barneveld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-24
239台灣新北市鶯歌區新北市鶯歌區中正一路建德巷11號
(c) lubukun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-22
Taiwan
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sorghum nitidum. BISH 126881. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956256565. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126881.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956256565 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
