Coix lacryma-jobi
Job's Tears
As recorded: Coix lacryma-jobi L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 5236
- Date
- September 19, 1983
- Locality
- Côte Ouest, nord de la baie d'Otuone
- Island
- Tahaa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -16.6333, -151.5500
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 19, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Still here: Coix lacryma-jobi observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-08-02.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coix lacryma-jobi. BISH 492318. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/492318.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501534 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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