Megathyrsus maximus
Guinea Grass
As recorded: Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D.Webster
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 5926
- Date
- January 11, 1996
- Locality
- Waimea District, Hanapepe, Port Allen, just north of Burns Field at junction of Lokokai Road and Lele Road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9000, -159.5833
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 11, 1996, Flynn, T.W. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Megathyrsus maximus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 132 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-08.
2026-08-08
Koloa Rd, Kōloa, HI, US
(c) Cpl130, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Waimea, HI 96796, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Lihue, HI, US
(c) Andrew Cap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-14
Lawai, HI, USA
(c) Fred Losi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-04-23
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-01
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Elaine Madsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Megathyrsus maximus. BISH 652502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523288. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652502.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956523288 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026