Cynodon dactylon
Bermuda grass
As recorded: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 892
- Date
- July 1, 1974
- Locality
- Kau District. Along Puna coast trail past Apua Point, towards Kalapana. By the goat enclosure
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1974, Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cynodon dactylon observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 400 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Alohea Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Kualakaʻi Pkwy, Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Rodgers Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Salt Lake Blvd, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cynodon dactylon. BISH 410638. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648390. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410638.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648390 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026