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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Durban Crowfoot
As recorded: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W2072
- Date
- January 2, 1975
- Locality
- At the Apia wharf
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 2, 1975, Whistler, W.A. also collected 11 other specimens.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,376 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Bell Field Ct, Richmond, TX, US
(c) realst8ace, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
SW 102nd Ave, Miami, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Governorate, EG
(c) Mahmoud M. Fayez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Tarrafal, Cap-Vert
(c) nicolaspietrenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
5RMH+HW2, Touristic Villages, Hurghada 1, Al-Bahr al-ahmar 1962804, Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Church St, Jupiter, FL, US
(c) Ryan DeSutter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dactyloctenium aegyptium. BISH 418032. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956174193. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418032.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956174193 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
