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Machaerina angustifolia
‘uki
As recorded: Machaerina angustifolia (Gaudich.) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 906
- 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 angustifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 526 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) reymond_miyajima, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerina angustifolia. BISH 451730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956370849. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/451730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956370849 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026