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Zoysia macrostachya
As recorded: Zoysia macrostachya Franch. & Sav.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T.T. Amano →S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6943
- Date
- July 23, 1951
- Locality
- Kunigami near Hentona; Okumo Beach
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Anderson, S.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T. also collected 5 other specimens.
Zoysia macrostachya observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.

2026-07-28
옥계해변, 강릉시, 강원특별자치도, KR
(c) hyeonsoo_kim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-07-05
日本、〒296-0041 千葉県鴨川市東町
(c) Keita Watanabe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Zoysia macrostachya. BISH 127248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956179150. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127248.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956179150 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
