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Themeda triandra
Kangaroo Grass
As recorded: Themeda triandra Forssk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Monod de Froideville, C.
- Collector number
- 1845
- Date
- May 29, 1950
- Locality
- Archipel. Ind. Lesser Sunda Isl. Sumba. Waikabubak
- Region
- Indonesia
- Identified by
- Veldkamp, J.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 29, 1950, Monod de Froideville, C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Themeda triandra observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11,676 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Somerville, VIC, AU
(c) Alison Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Penshurst VIC 3289, Australia
(c) elizabethhatfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Penshurst VIC 3289, Australia
(c) elizabethhatfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
C-Place, Jeffreys Bay, 6330, South Africa
(c) Desiree du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Polokwane Ext 30, Polokwane, 0700, South Africa
(c) Rebecca Ryen Stols, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-26
Polokwane Ext 30, Polokwane, 0700, South Africa
(c) Rebecca Ryen Stols, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Themeda triandra. BISH 127067. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602539. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127067.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956602539 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
