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Dichanthelium cynodon
As recorded: Dichanthelium cynodon (Reichardt) C.A.Clark & Gould
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 1518
- Date
- December 27, 1956
- Locality
- Alakai Swamp, along Alakai Swamp Trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,174 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1956, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
Botany
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Asplenium sphenotomum
Botany
Carex kauaiensis
Botany
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Drosera anglica
Botany
Dryopteris wallichiana
Botany
Dubautia laxa
Botany
Dubautia paleata
Botany
Elaeocarpus bifidus
Botany
Elaphoglossum micradenium
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Gahnia vitiensis
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Hymenophyllum recurvum
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Korthalsella latissima
Botany
Korthalsella platycaula
Botany
Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope kavaiensis
Botany
Dichanthelium cynodon observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Hawaii, US
(c) eplarson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Liam Hutcheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-26
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dichanthelium cynodon. BISH 19275. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505456. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19275.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505456 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026