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Urochloa glumaris
Thurston grass
As recorded: Urochloa paspaloides J.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 9486
- Date
- November 25, 1939
- Locality
- Back of Ofu village
- Island
- Ofu
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 25, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Urochloa glumaris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1939. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-11.

2026-09-11
Kaohsiung, TW-KH, TW
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-23
Taiwan
(c) 蔣孟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-12-19
East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Taiwan
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Urochloa glumaris. BISH 701861. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321790. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/701861.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956321790 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
