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Bothriochloa macra
As recorded: Bothriochloa macra (Steud.) S.T.Blake
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 56
- Date
- July 13, 1966
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanoes Natl. Park On Mauna Loa Strip Road about 4 mi from intersection with Kona-Hilo Hiway. Drive thru Kipuka Ki, and plant was just before the roadside pulloff at left of road, about 10 m so. of road (plot 40)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,340 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 12 other specimens.
Bothriochloa macra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.

2026-09-07
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2023-04-26
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-04-19
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bothriochloa macra. BISH 20582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956640919. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956640919 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
