Cenchrus purpureus

cane grass

As recorded: Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Stemmermann, R.L.
Collector number: 2777
Date: November 12, 1977
Locality: Along trail to Japanese Dam; Tafeyat Valley
Island: Kosrae
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

114 Bishop specimens of Cenchrus purpureus · collected 1908–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 12, 1977, Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 20 other specimens.

Cenchrus purpureus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1977. 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 432419. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956483611. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/432419.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956483611 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026