BISH 588158Botany

Lepturus repens

Stalky Grass

As recorded: Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 31584
Date: February 17, 1950
Locality: Mariana Islands: Agrigan - Trail around S side of island
Island: Agrihan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

695 Bishop specimens of Lepturus repens · collected 1896–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 17, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lepturus repens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 106 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.

2026-09-14

Pitcairn Islands, PN

(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31

KI

(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-30

Line Islands, KI

(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-23

South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF

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

2026-06-05

台灣澎湖縣望安鄉

(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-05

台灣澎湖縣望安鄉將軍村

(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Lepturus repens. BISH 588158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956284924. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/588158.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956284924 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026