BISH 643307Botany

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Saint Augustine grass

As recorded: Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.; Tahuaitu, R.Jacques Florence →R. Tahuaitu →
Collector number: 11670
Date: October 31, 1992
Locality: Fitii - Route traversière Fitii - Faie
Island: Huahine
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -16.7500, -151.0167
Elevation: 80 m
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

87 Bishop specimens of Stenotaphrum secundatum · collected 1864–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 31, 1992, Florence, J.; Tahuaitu, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Stenotaphrum secundatum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-08-14.

2022-08-14

Tefareri'i, Huahine, French Polynesia

(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-12

Ha'apū, Huahine, French Polynesia

(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-12

Îles Sous-le-Vent, PF

(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-08-06

Leeward Islands, French Polynesia

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Stenotaphrum secundatum. BISH 643307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956540878. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643307.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956540878 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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