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Gahnia vitiensis
Fijian sawsedge
As recorded: Gahnia vitiensis subsp. kauaiensis (Benl) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Woolford, H.A.
- Collector number
- 407
- Date
- December 28, 1956
- Locality
- Waimea Bog
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1956, Woolford, H.A. also collected 21 other specimens.
Carex montis-eeka
Botany
Dichanthelium cynodon
Botany
Dichanthelium cynodon
Botany
Dichanthelium isachnoides
Botany
Drosera anglica
Botany
Dubautia raillardioides
Botany
Elaeocarpus
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassicaule
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Korthalsella remyana
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Palhinhaea cernua
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Scaevola glabra
Botany
Stenogyne purpurea
Botany
Stenogyne purpurea
Botany
Syzygium sandwicense
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Gahnia vitiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-07.
2026-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) gmoriondo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-08-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gahnia vitiensis. BISH 40191. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/40191.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590888 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026