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Sporobolus diandrus
tussock dropseed
As recorded: Sporobolus diandrus (Retz.) P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collector number
- 103
- Date
- July 22, 1939
- Locality
- Jappen-Biak, Mentemboe
- Island
- Japen Island
- Region
- Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sporobolus diandrus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 101 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Malaysia
(c) Fatimah Nekmat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉
(c) 蔣孟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-08-26
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-10
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-09
VGJ2+XXC, Paral Banda, Rajasthan 323307, India
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sporobolus diandrus. BISH 126962. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956209494. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126962.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956209494 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
