Centotheca lappacea
As recorded: Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, B.H.
- Collector number
- 1211
- Date
- July 29, 1977
- Locality
- Mt. Ootua
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1977, Gagné, B.H. also collected 10 other specimens.
Centotheca lappacea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 218 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) Eric Ching, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Shuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
RP3W+CF, Jenebora, Penajam, Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara, Kalimantan Timur 76141, Indonesia
(c) Darman Gersik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) marjorielemaire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Along Creek, French Polynesia, PF
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Centotheca lappacea. BISH 422582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956154556. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956154556 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026