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Cenchrus henryanus
As recorded: Pennisetum henryanum F.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Wood, K.R.Steven Perlman →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 15065
- Date
- September 26, 1995
- Locality
- Nuku Hiva - along the old Airport road on the W side of the summit ridge, W of Toovii. I walked the road for 3 miles until hitting the old road comding up from Terre Deserte,
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,018 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 26, 1995, Perlman, S.; Wood, K.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cenchrus henryanus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-10-27.
2018-10-27
Îles Marquises, French Polynesia
(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2018-10-23
Taioha'e, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
(c) Abram Fleishman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cenchrus henryanus. BISH 658882. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956423483. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/658882.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956423483 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026