Coix lacryma-jobi
As recorded: Coix lacryma-jobi L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.
- Collector number
- 5799
- Date
- November 8, 1996
- Locality
- Kalalau State Park camp ground
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.1500, -159.6333
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On November 8, 1996, Wood, K.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Coix lacryma-jobi observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 39 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-04.

2026-03-04
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-21
5HQH+H7 Stone Dam, Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-08
Kalalau Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Emily Yasutake, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-08
Kalalau Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Emily Yasutake, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-12
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Dorothy Kumpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-22
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) perspicaria, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Coix lacryma-jobi. BISH 658528. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956218926. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/658528.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956218926 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
