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Curculigo capitulata
palm grass
As recorded: Molineria capitulata (Lour.) Herb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Hypoxidaceae
- Collected by
- Teraoka, W.; Whiteaker, L.W. Teraoka →L.D. Whiteaker →
- Collector number
- 301
- Date
- June 12, 1980
- Locality
- Manoa; 3335 Huelani Drive; residence of Dr. Yoneo Sagawa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1980, Teraoka, W.; Whiteaker, L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Curculigo capitulata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-10.
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-21
Akaka Falls Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kiki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Honomu
(c) Helen Marquis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-29
Haʻikū Rd, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) elise_0704, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-16
ʻAkaka Falls State Park, Hilo, HI, US
(c) alexdonald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Curculigo capitulata. BISH 430818. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514507. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430818.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514507 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026