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Cenchrus purpureus
cane grass
As recorded: Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W1424
- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Locality
- Near Tafuna
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Identified by
- McClatchey, W.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 21, 1974, Whistler, W.A. also collected 18 other specimens.
Bischofia javanica
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Casearia samoensis
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Centella asiatica
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Cestrum diurnum
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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
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Desmodium incanum
Botany
Desmodium tortuosum
Botany
Grewia crenata
Botany
Macaranga harveyana
Botany
Miscanthus floridulus
Botany
Pandanus tutuilaensis
Botany
Passiflora foetida
Botany
Piper graeffei
Botany
Planchonella torricellensis
Botany
Polygala paniculata
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
Botany
Psychotria insularum
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Wollastonia biflora
Botany
Cenchrus purpureus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,077 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan District, Taoyuan City, TW
(c) joneswurf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
壽山國家自然公園, 鼓山區, 高雄市, TW
(c) ssnp023, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
台灣臺北
(c) 李成華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
732台灣臺南市白河區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Pingtung, Taiwan, Taiwan
(c) 方伊琳(阿鈣), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus purpureus. BISH 418101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493252. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418101.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956493252 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026