BISH 627752Botany

Paspalum orbiculare

Taranui

As recorded: Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Hallé, N.
Collector number: 7075
Date: April 17, 1981
Locality: Between Avera and Auti
Island: Rurutu
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 200 m
Identified by: Dawson, J.W.
Record type: Preserved specimen

11 Bishop specimens of Paspalum orbiculare · collected 1919–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 17, 1981, Hallé, N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Paspalum orbiculare observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 280 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

733台灣臺南市東山區

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

2026-09-24

Arapohue, New Zealand

(c) Marley Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-09-21

Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand

no rights reserved

2026-08-21

Zhongzheng Rd, Nantou City, Nantou County, TW

(c) 林秀貞, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-13

736台灣臺南市柳營區

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

2026-07-19

731台灣臺南市後壁區

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

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Cite this specimen

Paspalum orbiculare. BISH 627752. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956195564. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/627752.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956195564 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026