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Bambusa multiplex
hedge bamboo
As recorded: Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 23562
- Date
- 1949
- Locality
- Makiki. Site of old Catholic Church
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Bambusa multiplex observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.

2026-09-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-20
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-20
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-20
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-20
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bambusa multiplex. BISH 632404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347514. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632404.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347514 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
