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Melinis minutiflora
Molasses Grass
As recorded: Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 5708
- Date
- December 26, 1989
- Locality
- Puuwaawaa on the E perimeter of the 1986 burn
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 564 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1989, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Melinis minutiflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 291 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-30
Sulphur Banks Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melinis minutiflora. BISH 611461. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956292587. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/611461.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956292587 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026