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Machaerina mariscoides
ʻAhaniu
As recorded: Machaerina mariscoides subsp. meyenii (Kunth) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 569
- Date
- August 24, 1966
- Locality
- Located down Chain of Craters Road about 9 miles toward Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Road; or 6.4 miles from intersection with Hilina Pali Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 885 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 24, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 20 other specimens.
Andropogon virginicus
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Cuphea carthagenensis
Botany
Erechtites valerianifolius
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Machaerina angustifolia
Botany
Machaerina mariscoides
Botany
Passiflora foetida
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Phlegmariurus phyllanthus
Botany
Rhynchospora rugosa
Botany
Sacciolepis indica
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Botany
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Botany
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Machaerina mariscoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 142 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-05.
2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
United States
(c) Aaron Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerina mariscoides. BISH 21099. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956308236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21099.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956308236 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026