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Pogonatherum crinitum
As recorded: Pogonatherum crinitum (Thunb.) Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hoogland, R.D.
- Collector number
- 5200
- Date
- September 10, 1935
- Locality
- Puria River, foot of Mount Hellwig, NE slope
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Identified by
- Veldkamp, J.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pogonatherum crinitum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 269 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

2026-09-12
Taiwan
(c) freesiahsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
New Taipei, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
台灣新北市板橋區新北
(c) ayohung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Muzha, Muzha Village, Wenshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 116
(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-13
540台灣南投縣南投市
(c) djwu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Sukuta, Nago, Okinawa 905-0023日本
(c) Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pogonatherum crinitum. BISH 127273. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956209074. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127273.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956209074 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
