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Sacciolepis indica
Indian Cupscale Grass
As recorded: Sacciolepis indica (L.) Chase
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Gustafson, R.; Lammers, T.R. Gustafson →Thomas G. Lammers →S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5407
- Date
- July 17, 1984
- Locality
- Near beginning of Hanalilolilo Trail, Kamakou Preserve (Nature Conservancy)
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1179, -156.9082 ± 823 m
- Elevation
- 1,050 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1984, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Gustafson, R.; Lammers, T. also collected 18 other specimens.
Still here: Sacciolepis indica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-08-13.

2024-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-28
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-28
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-28
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sacciolepis indica. BISH 493669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469052. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493669.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956469052 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
