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Machaerina mariscoides
ʻAhaniu
As recorded: Machaerina mariscoides subsp. meyenii (Kunth) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 905
- Date
- February 11, 1968
- Locality
- Near Highway 11 about 23 miles west of Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 792 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 11, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Machaerina mariscoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 142 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-05.
2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
United States
(c) Aaron Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Machaerina mariscoides. BISH 451688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956537125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/451688.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956537125 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026