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Curculigo capitulata
palm grass
As recorded: Molineria capitulata (Lour.) Herb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Hypoxidaceae
- Collected by
- Pearsall, G.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 10, 1949
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3000, -157.8500
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 10, 1949, Pearsall, G.A. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Curculigo capitulata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-29.
2026-03-29
Haʻikū Rd, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) elise_0704, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-11
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mugen762, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-17
Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-27
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) mavery001, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-08
Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Curculigo capitulata. BISH 22851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956274250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22851.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956274250 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026