Megathyrsus maximus
Guinea Grass
As recorded: Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D.Webster
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 9757
- Date
- March 3, 1996
- Locality
- Koolau Poko District, Mokapu Peninsula. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe. Collected at the junction of Palikilo and Sumner Rds
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4500, -157.7667
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1996, Herbst, D.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Megathyrsus maximus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 877 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
Maunawili Cir, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kamehameha Hwy, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Dole St + UH Hawaiian Studies, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Megathyrsus maximus. BISH 662665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582950. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/662665.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956582950 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026