BISH 430444Botany

Lepturus repens

Stalky Grass

As recorded: Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W3379
Date: May 19, 1976
Locality: Swain's Island - near Etena
Island: Swains Island
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

695 Bishop specimens of Lepturus repens · collected 1896–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 19, 1976, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lepturus repens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 106 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14

Pitcairn Islands, PN

(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31

KI

(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-30

Line Islands, KI

(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-23

South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF

(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-05

台灣澎湖縣望安鄉

(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-05

台灣澎湖縣望安鄉將軍村

(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Lepturus repens. BISH 430444. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956670038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430444.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956670038 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026