Coix lacryma-jobi
Job's Tears
As recorded: Coix lacryma-jobi L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Kennedy, B.; Imada, C.; Welsh, S.C.T. Imada →Barbara Kennedy →S.L. Welsh →
- Collector number
- 40
- Date
- January 13, 1996
- Locality
- Honolulu, Manoa Cliff Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 13, 1996, Kennedy, B.; Imada, C.; Welsh, S. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Coffea arabica
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Coix lacryma-jobi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 197 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.
2026-10-05
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-16
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Waʻaloa Way, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-04
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Coix lacryma-jobi. BISH 643003. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956272070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643003.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956272070 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026