Machaerina mariscoides

ʻAhaniu

As recorded: Mariscus societensis J.W.Moore

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 135
Date: September 25, 1926
Locality: east path to Mt. Temehani
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 320 m
Type status: Isotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

173 Bishop specimens of Machaerina mariscoides · collected 1841–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 25, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Machaerina mariscoides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 146 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-12.

2026-08-12

FP58+75, Maina, Guam

(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-05

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16

United States

(c) Aaron Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-15

United States

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09

Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09

Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Machaerina mariscoides. BISH 502081. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/502081.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956495976 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026