
Cynodon dactylon
Bermuda grass
As recorded: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 4574
- Date
- November 30, 1930
- Locality
- Dist.Pare: Motu Uta
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 10 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 17920. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378648. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17920.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956378648 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
