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Sporobolus africanus

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BISH 667183Botany

Sporobolus africanus

Parramatta Grass

As recorded: Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Corn, C.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: March 21, 1978
Locality: Along road to Kaluanui Valley
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.5833, -157.8833
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

121 Bishop specimens of Sporobolus africanus · collected 1875–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Sporobolus africanus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-02-20.

Sporobolus africanus observed 2023-02-20

2023-02-20

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sporobolus africanus. BISH 667183. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491852. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667183.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956491852 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026