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Panicum torridum
Kākonakona
As recorded: Panicum torridum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1346
- Date
- April 4, 1982
- Locality
- Palikaholo, along the SW coast of the foot of the highest cliff, great detritus slope
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7538, -156.9805 ± 874 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Panicum torridum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-07.

2026-04-07
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-07
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Panicum torridum. BISH 460485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460485.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468698 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
