Eragrostis viscosa
Sticky Love Grass
As recorded: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Sachet, M.-H.
- Collector number
- 1258
- Date
- October 6, 1963
- Locality
- Road from Atuona to Taaoa
- Island
- Hiva Oa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1963, Sachet, M.-H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Abrus precatorius
Botany
Adenanthera pavonina
Botany
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Botany
Eleusine indica
Botany
Eugenia uniflora
Botany
Gymnosporia crenata
Botany
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Passiflora foetida
Botany
Premna serratifolia
Botany
Sida rhombifolia
Botany
Sidastrum paniculatum
Botany
Sporobolus fertilis
Botany
Urena lobata
Botany
Eragrostis viscosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-19.
2026-05-19
Gaborone North, Gaborone, Botswana
(c) Christine Sydes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Polokwane Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Dimakatjo Mothapo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
North West, BW
(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-20
Lephalale, Limpopo, ZA
(c) Nico Lubcker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Manimutharu, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Christopher Guna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-26
Ongwediva, Namibia
(c) Ben Strohbach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis viscosa. BISH 585870. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956430130. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585870.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956430130 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
Spot an error? Let the Botany department know — corrections flow back to GBIF.