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Dichanthelium koolauense
As recorded: Dichanthelium koolauense (H.St.John & Hosaka) C.A.Clark & Gould
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Obata, J.; Hill, B.B. Hill →John K. Obata →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 6184
- Date
- July 19, 1987
- Locality
- Koolau Mts. betw. summit of Aiea and Halawa trail, along summit crest
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 792 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 19, 1987, Perlman, S.; Obata, J.; Hill, B. also collected 2 other specimens.
Dichanthelium koolauense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.

2026-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-03
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-10
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dichanthelium koolauense. BISH 616991. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956348744. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/616991.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956348744 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
