Thuarea involuta
Tropical Beachgrass
As recorded: Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 16244
- Date
- August 15, 1934
- Locality
- Tubuai, Mataura
- Island
- Tubuai
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1934, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acrostichum aureum
Botany
Acrostichum aureum
Botany
Ageratum conyzoides
Botany
Alternanthera ficoidea
Botany
Angelonia biflora
Botany
Bidens pilosa
Botany
Bidens pilosa
Botany
Brassica oleracea
Botany
Calophyllum inophyllum
Botany
Canavalia sericea
Botany
Casuarina equisetifolia
Botany
Cenchrus echinatus
Botany
Cenchrus echinatus
Botany
Cenchrus echinatus
Botany
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Botany
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Botany
Cladium mariscus
Botany
Cladium mariscus
Botany
Coleus scutellarioides
Botany
Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Cyanthillium cinereum
Botany
Cyperus javanicus
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Dianthus barbatus
Botany
Elephantopus mollis
Botany
Thuarea involuta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 195 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.
2026-09-28
Douglas, Queensland, Australia
(c) Joseph Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Bernhard Fischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Green Island, Cairns - Trinity, Queensland, Australia
(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-09
太平洋, 沖繩縣, JP
(c) oliver_wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Helipad, Heron Island QLD 4680, Australia
(c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-03
Balgal Beach QLD 4816, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thuarea involuta. BISH 127084. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956319169. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127084.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956319169 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026