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Sacciolepis indica
Indian Cupscale Grass
As recorded: Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 174
- Date
- August 4, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Waihoi Valley, at base of N ridge of valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7166, -156.0318 ± 630 m
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 4, 1972, Harrison, B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Sacciolepis indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-09-19.

2023-09-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sacciolepis indica. BISH 428634. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956319500. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428634.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956319500 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
