Melinis repens
natal grass
As recorded: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 8232
- Date
- April 28, 1987
- Locality
- Haapiti, motu Fareone, secteur central
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.4833, -149.9167
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 28, 1987, Florence, J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Still here: Melinis repens observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-26.
2025-01-26
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Sabina Lucke Lawrence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-19
Papetō'ai, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) Bennett Graff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-10-11
Paopao, Moorea-Maiao, French Polynesia
(c) nikitab13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-08
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Spike Pike, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-20
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Richard Hasegawa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melinis repens. BISH 547517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525236. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/547517.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525236 ↗
- 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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