Melinis repens
natal grass
As recorded: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.
- Collector number
- 220
- Date
- February 28, 1980
- Locality
- Kau District, Keauhou Ranch. Keamoku lava flow at edge of Kipuka Kekake
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4667, -155.3000
- Elevation
- 1,451 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1980, Cuddihy, L.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Melinis repens observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-25.
2026-05-25
Old Crater Rim Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) scicommsadie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-26
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Townscapes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-18
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Valorie Shatynski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-30
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, HI, USA
(c) Ellen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-08
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-23
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melinis repens. BISH 667190. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956611664. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667190.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956611664 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026