BISH 593249Botany

Megathyrsus maximus

Guinea Grass

As recorded: Panicum maximum Jacq.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C.M.V.C. Falanruw →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 6681
Date: April 20, 1982
Locality: Gaunan district
Island: Rota
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 45 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

150 Bishop specimens of Megathyrsus maximus · collected 1874–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 20, 1982, Herbst, D.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Megathyrsus maximus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,912 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 王焌宸, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

West Loch Estate, HI 96706, USA

no rights reserved

2026-10-24

Hawi, HI, USA

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

2026-10-24

Santa Maria Estate, Charlotte Amalie West, St Thomas 00802, USVI

(c) Kurt Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-23

Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-10-23

Binz-Engleman Rd, San Antonio, TX, US

(c) Peter Joseph, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Megathyrsus maximus. BISH 593249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956694087. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/593249.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956694087 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026