Digitaria ciliaris
Tropical Finger-grass
As recorded: Digitaria henryi Rendle
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Kepler, A.K.
- Collector number
- 44
- Date
- August 20, 1981
- Locality
- W Maui, Hulu Island, Kahakuloa
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1981, Kepler, A.K. also collected 20 other specimens.
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Chloris barbata
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Cyperus phleoides
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Digitaria insularis
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Eleusine indica
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Eleusine indica
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Emilia fosbergii
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Lantana camara
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Lycium sandwicense
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Portulaca oleracea
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Scaevola taccada
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Setaria adhaerens
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Setaria verticillata
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Solanum opacum
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Waltheria indica
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Digitaria ciliaris observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 130 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Lagoon Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Kinoole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Keawe St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Salt Lake Blvd, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Digitaria ciliaris. BISH 432702. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956661364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/432702.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956661364 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026