
Thuarea involuta
Tropical Beachgrass
As recorded: Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Raulerson, L.
- Collector number
- 8906
- Date
- January 7, 1985
- Locality
- Northern Mariana Islsands: Tinian - Unai Dangkulo
- Island
- Tinian
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Thuarea involuta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 196 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28
Douglas, Queensland, Australia
(c) Joseph Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Bernhard Fischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-28
Green Island, Cairns - Trinity, Queensland, Australia
(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-26
Orient QLD, Australia
(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
太平洋, 沖繩縣, JP
(c) oliver_wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-08
Helipad, Heron Island QLD 4680, Australia
(c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thuarea involuta. BISH 572181. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956560813. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/572181.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956560813 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
