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Dichanthelium hillebrandianum
As recorded: Dichanthelium hillebrandianum (Hitchc.) C.A.Clark & Gould
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.; Banko, P.P.C. Banko →R.L. Stemmermann →
- Collector number
- 6781
- Date
- December 27, 1981
- Locality
- Near edge of 1942 lava flow along road running NE from Mauna Loa Boys School - Kulani
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,615 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1981, Stemmermann, R.L.; Banko, P. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum. BISH 493707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664587. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493707.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956664587 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
