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Schizostachyum glaucifolium
Polynesian ʻohe
As recorded: Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Hume, E.; Inafuku, R.; Lindsay, J.C.; Masuhara, R.; Mitchell, D.D.; Wong, W.Edward Yataro Hosaka →E.P. Hume →R. Inafuku →J.C. Lindsay →R. Masuhara →Donald Mitchell →Harold St.John →W. Wong →
- Collector number
- 10920
- Date
- December 31, 1930
- Locality
- Hanakapiai, Napali Coast
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1930, St.John, H.; Hosaka, E.Y.; Hume, E.; Inafuku, R.; Lindsay, J.C.; Masuhara, R.; Mitchell, D.D.; Wong, W. also collected 13 other specimens.
Schizostachyum glaucifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-06.

2025-11-06
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-22
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-20
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Schizostachyum glaucifolium. BISH 496024. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/496024.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
