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Isachne distichophylla
'ohe
As recorded: Isachne distichophylla Munro ex Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 243
- Date
- August 2, 1966
- Locality
- down Chain of Crater Rd ca 4.1 mi toward Kalapana from intersection w/ Crater Rim Rd. Up side rd w/ cable across entrance, ca 1.8 mi to a dead 12 m tall Metrosideros tree. (Plot 48)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,035 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 2, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Isachne distichophylla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 72 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Nāhuku Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-26
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Isachne distichophylla. BISH 20770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454607. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956454607 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
