BISH 642499Botany

Eleusine indica

Goose Grass

As recorded: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 32213
Date: March 19, 1950
Locality: S side of SW peninsula around old pearl culture, Urukthapel
Island: Ngeruktabel
Region: Koror, Palau
Elevation: 12 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

476 Bishop specimens of Eleusine indica · collected 1836–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 19, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 20 other specimens.

Eleusine indica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,946 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

N. Allen St & Bradford St, Albany, NY 12206, USA

(c) coty rulison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Kiskunfélegyháza, Kiskunfélegyháza, vasútállomás, 6100 Magyarország

(c) Kis Szabolcs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Stevens St, West Cape May, NJ, US

(c) Daniel Morton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

NW 97th Ave, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

38160 Saint-Marcellin, France

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

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Cite this specimen

Eleusine indica. BISH 642499. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956218853. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/642499.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956218853 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026