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Thuarea involuta in life — In life — Tropical Beachgrass, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子

BISH 633442Botany

Thuarea involuta

Tropical Beachgrass

As recorded: Thuarea involuta (G.Forst.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Kepler, A.K.
Collector number: 93-30
Date: August 4, 1993
Locality: Upper beach and strand habitat. Sand substrate. Very common
Island: Fano
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

193 Bishop specimens of Thuarea involuta · collected 1874–2009Species page ›

Thuarea involuta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 196 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

Thuarea involuta observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Douglas, Queensland, Australia

(c) Joseph Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thuarea involuta observed 2026-09-04

2026-09-04

Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia

(c) Bernhard Fischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thuarea involuta observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Green Island, Cairns - Trinity, Queensland, Australia

(c) Richard Littauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Thuarea involuta observed 2026-08-26

2026-08-26

Orient QLD, Australia

(c) Russell Cumming, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thuarea involuta observed 2026-08-09

2026-08-09

太平洋, 沖繩縣, JP

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

Thuarea involuta observed 2026-08-08

2026-08-08

Helipad, Heron Island QLD 4680, Australia

(c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Thuarea involuta. BISH 633442. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956340517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/633442.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956340517 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026