BISH 17919Botany

Cynodon dactylon

Bermuda grass

As recorded: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 3645
Date: May 28, 1930
Locality: Papara Valley
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

280 Bishop specimens of Cynodon dactylon · collected 1851–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 28, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 22 other specimens.

Cynodon dactylon observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,053 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Troy University, Troy, AL, US

(c) shammett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

שמורת טבע החולה, ישראל

(c) שמואל, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

CR-22, Pike Road, AL, US

(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Baden, Niederösterreich, Austria

(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Baden, Niederösterreich, Austria

(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Baden, Niederösterreich, Austria

(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cynodon dactylon. BISH 17919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956219508. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17919.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956219508 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026