Digitaria insularis
As recorded: Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 4035
- Date
- June 12, 1974
- Locality
- Palawai Basin, Along rd
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7837, -156.9156 ± 776 m
- Elevation
- 335 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1974, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Digitaria insularis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-17.
2025-11-17
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-17
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-10
Hokuao St, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-09
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-22
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-06-21
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Digitaria insularis. BISH 405243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405243.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390359 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026