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Melinis minutiflora
Molasses Grass
As recorded: Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 10066
- Date
- September 23, 1983
- Locality
- Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 23, 1983, Higashino, P.K. also collected 2 other specimens.
Melinis minutiflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 291 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-30
Sulphur Banks Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melinis minutiflora. BISH 486440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956135618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/486440.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956135618 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026