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Sporobolus africanus
Parramatta Grass
As recorded: Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L.A.L.M. Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 21177
- Date
- August 27, 1945
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Haleakala Crater, Kaupo Gap
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6945, -156.1481 ± 1,210 m
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1945, St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 21 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
Botany
Coprosma cordicarpa
Botany
Cyrtomium caryotideum
Botany
Geniostoma hirtellum
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua cordata
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Oenothera stricta
Botany
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
Botany
Paspalum dilatatum
Botany
Pellaea ternifolia
Botany
Peperomia macraeana
Botany
Plantago australis
Botany
Polystichum bonseyi
Botany
Scaevola
Botany
Sicyos cucumerinus
Botany
Sicyos cucumerinus
Botany
Sicyos cucumerinus
Botany
Sicyos cucumerinus
Botany
Sporobolus africanus
Botany
Verbena litoralis
Botany
Still here: Sporobolus africanus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-13
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-30
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jeff Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-25
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-25
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-20
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sporobolus africanus. BISH 413789. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956286268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413789.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956286268 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026