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Fimbristylis dichotoma
As recorded: Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L.G.O. Fagerlund →A.L.M. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- 802
- Date
- August 17, 1943
- Locality
- Kalapana Trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 732 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1943, Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Bobea timonioides
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Bobea timonioides
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Kadua affinis
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Melicope radiata
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Melicope radiata
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Melicope radiata
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Melicope radiata
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Polyscias hawaiensis
Botany
Psychotria hawaiiensis
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Rhus sandwicensis
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Rhus sandwicensis
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Wikstroemia sandwicensis
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Fimbristylis dichotoma observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-16
Ala Onaona St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Farrington Hwy E, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fimbristylis dichotoma. BISH 681458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956593030. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/681458.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956593030 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026