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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
As recorded: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 59865
- Date
- July 19, 1980
- Locality
- Marpo Well, Marpo Valley
- Island
- Tinian
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 19, 1980, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,371 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
SW 102nd Ave, Miami, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Tarrafal, Cap-Vert
(c) nicolaspietrenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Church St, Jupiter, FL, US
(c) Ryan DeSutter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
La Paz, MX-BS, MX
(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
SW 80th St, Miami, FL, US
(c) bug-in-a-rug, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
SR-544 W, Auburndale, FL, US
(c) rockeater, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dactyloctenium aegyptium. BISH 588314. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469232. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/588314.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956469232 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
