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Gahnia beecheyi
Uki
As recorded: Gahnia beecheyi H.Mann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Eames, A.A.J. Eames →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 18715
- Date
- April 9, 1938
- Locality
- Kaunolu, Puu Alii
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8224, -156.8936 ± 416 m
- Elevation
- 823 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 9, 1938, St.John, H.; Eames, A. also collected 18 other specimens.
Still here: Gahnia beecheyi observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-15.

2025-08-15
Munro Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-02
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-12
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gahnia beecheyi. BISH 412233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956458247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/412233.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956458247 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
