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Panicum pellitum
As recorded: Panicum pellitum Trin.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 2051
- Date
- May 21, 1938
- Locality
- Range Paddock, Waimea, S Kohala
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1938, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 14 other specimens.
Panicum pellitum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.

2026-06-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Panicum pellitum. BISH 445773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535934. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/445773.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956535934 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
