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Chrysopogon zizanioides
Vetiver
As recorded: Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 15216
- Date
- March 7, 1953
- Locality
- E of Nukualofa
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 7, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 16 other specimens.
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Commelina diffusa
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Dendrolobium umbellatum
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Entada phaseoloides
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Eragrostis viscosa
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Guettarda speciosa
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Hippobroma longiflora
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Ipomoea cairica
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Lepidium virginicum
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Passiflora laurifolia
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Salix babylonica
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Scaevola taccada
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Zephyranthes candida
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Chrysopogon zizanioides observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 175 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Andhra Pradesh, IN
no rights reserved
2026-08-26
台灣屏東縣恆春鎮
(c) 蔣孟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-08-22
544F+2FG, Fatehpur, Bihar 843122, India
(c) Ehtesham Alam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Srae Sdok, Kandieng, Pursat, KH
(c) rjtizard, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chrysopogon zizanioides. BISH 127233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956391497. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127233.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956391497 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026