
Sporobolus tenuissimus
Tropical Dropseed
As recorded: Sporobolus tenuissimus (Mart. ex Schrank) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Morat, P.
- Collector number
- 6935
- Date
- August 24, 1982
- Locality
- Raiatea. Cote Est.
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 24, 1982, Morat, P. also collected 9 other specimens.
Sporobolus tenuissimus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
807台灣高雄市三民區, 雙湖森林公園
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-22
704台灣臺南市北區, 成功大學醫學院教學大樓東北側
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-11
600台灣嘉義市東區, 嘉義大學綜合教學大樓
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-03
701台灣台南市東區, 成功大學環境工程系館
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-15
台灣台南市東區臺南
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-25
Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
(c) Gaurav S. Soman., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sporobolus tenuissimus. BISH 554450. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291609. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554450.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291609 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
