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Dichanthelium hillebrandianum
As recorded: Dichanthelium hillebrandianum (Hitchc.) C.A.Clark & Gould
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hitchcock, A.S.
- Collector number
- 14731
- Date
- September 24, 1916
- Locality
- Puu Kukui, near summit
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,850 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 24, 1916, Hitchcock, A.S. also collected 18 other specimens.
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum. BISH 640697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956557073. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/640697.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956557073 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
