Stenotaphrum secundatum
Saint Augustine grass
As recorded: Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hitchcock, A.S.
- Collector number
- 14152
- Date
- August 18, 1916
- Locality
- Hilo, along shore of bay
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1916, Hitchcock, A.S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Stenotaphrum secundatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-31
Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-29
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stenotaphrum secundatum. BISH 439439. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634861. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439439.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634861 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
