BISH 586752Botany

Melinis repens

natal grass

As recorded: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 63743
Date: July 26, 1982
Locality: Upper Orofero Valley, along Vaitiu River
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 193 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

173 Bishop specimens of Melinis repens · collected 1903–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 26, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Melinis repens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14,158 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

La Paz, MX-BS, MX

(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Polokwane Ext 30, Polokwane, 0700, South Africa

(c) Rebecca Ryen Stols, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-25

Flowing Wells, AZ, USA

(c) Melissa Fratello, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Guaymas, Son., México

(c) gleyva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Lubombo Region, Eswatini

(c) Graham Baier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

733台灣臺南市東山區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melinis repens. BISH 586752. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/586752.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956410273 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026