
Eleusine indica
Goose Grass
As recorded: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Sachet, M.-H.
- Collector number
- 909
- Date
- July 26, 1963
- Locality
- Main islet, between village & middle of length of
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1963, Sachet, M.-H. also collected 3 other specimens.
Eleusine indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,961 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul, 75014 Paris, France
(c) Julien Bottinelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Hardy Oak Blvd, San Antonio, TX, US
(c) sa_joe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
New York, NY, US
(c) mesaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
33015 Moggio Udinese, Province of Udine, Itálie
(c) Václav Dvořák, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Budapest, Rózsák tere, 1074 Ungarn
(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Budapest, Almássy utca, 1074 Ungarn
(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eleusine indica. BISH 599165. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956229854. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599165.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956229854 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
