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Setaria palmifolia
Palmgrass
As recorded: Setaria palmifolia (J.Koenig) Stapf
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Imada, C.
- Collector number
- 2001-73
- Date
- September 28, 2001
- Locality
- Hanalei Distr., Pilaa ahupuaa, near coast adjacent to Pohaku Malumalu
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2000, -159.3500
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 28, 2001, Imada, C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Setaria palmifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-12.

2026-03-12
Wyllie Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-10
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Skyler K, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-10-29
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-08-18
Okolehao Hiking Trailhead
(c) j_jabl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-25
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) studiopika, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2022-01-27
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Setaria palmifolia. BISH 683553. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956142458. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/683553.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956142458 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
