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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Durban Crowfoot
As recorded: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 4737
- Date
- January 14, 1983
- Locality
- East Maui, 16.6 mi E of Ulupalakua Ranch on Piilani Hwy (Hwy 31), 3.7 mi E of Manawainui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 14, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Kapiʻolani Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Kapiolani Bl + South St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-16
Alohea Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-12
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-12
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dactyloctenium aegyptium. BISH 443619. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956370006. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443619.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956370006 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
