Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Durban Crowfoot

As recorded: Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C.M.V.C. Falanruw →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 6777
Date: April 29, 1982
Locality: San Jose Village
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

184 Bishop specimens of Dactyloctenium aegyptium · collected 1900–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 29, 1982, Herbst, D.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dactyloctenium aegyptium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,368 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Tarrafal, Cap-Vert

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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

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2026-10-26

SW 80th St, Miami, FL, US

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2026-10-26

SR-544 W, Auburndale, FL, US

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

2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

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

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Cite this specimen

Dactyloctenium aegyptium. BISH 594888. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956259092. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/594888.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956259092 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026