Cynodon dactylon

As recorded: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 4167
Date: November 29, 1982
Locality: Taiohae, carrefour route de Toovii
Island: Nuku Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -8.8833, -140.1000
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

280 Bishop specimens of Cynodon dactylon · collected 1851–2026Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On November 29, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 22 other specimens.

Still here: Cynodon dactylon observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03

RT 420, Taiohae, French Polynesia, PF

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Cite this specimen

Cynodon dactylon. BISH 558052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956461158. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/558052.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956461158 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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