
Machaerina mariscoides
ʻAhaniu
As recorded: Machaerina mariscoides subsp. meyenii (Kunth) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Yoshida, L.
- Collector number
- 79.043
- Date
- February 28, 1979
- Locality
- ahupuaa in the Puna District of Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5333, -154.8500
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1979, Yoshida, L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Machaerina mariscoides observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-16.

2026-07-16
United States
(c) Aaron Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-15
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-07
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-21
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Machaerina mariscoides. BISH 655861. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956324621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655861.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956324621 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
