BISH 417913Botany

Digitaria fuscescens

creeping kukaepua`a

As recorded: Digitaria fuscescens (J.Presl) Henrard

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W1733
Date: March 7, 1974
Locality: West of Aopo
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 100 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

35 Bishop specimens of Digitaria fuscescens · collected 1895–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 7, 1974, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Digitaria fuscescens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.

2026-04-27

Sinnamary 97315, Guyane française

(c) Nils Servientis - Bivouac Naturaliste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-24

Kourou 97310, Guyane française

(c) Nils Servientis - Bivouac Naturaliste, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-04

Maripasoula 97370, Guyane française

(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-25

Montabo, Cayenne, Guyane française

(c) Julien Piolain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-25

Montabo, Cayenne, Guyane française

(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-23

Centre-Ville, Cayenne, Guyane française

(c) anonyme973, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Digitaria fuscescens. BISH 417913. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493251. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417913.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956493251 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026