Megathyrsus maximus
Guinea Grass
As recorded: Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D.Webster
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Imada, C.; Erickson, T.; Ganske, R.; Fisher, S.T. Erickson →S. Fisher →R. Ganske →C.T. Imada →
- Collector number
- 2004-50
- Date
- September 17, 2004
- Locality
- West Maui, Waihee, Maui Coastal Land Trust coastal wetland property south of Waihee Point
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9392, -156.5117
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 17, 2004, Imada, C.; Erickson, T.; Ganske, R.; Fisher, S. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Megathyrsus maximus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2004. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 137 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-05.
2026-09-05
Kahekili Hwy, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) starthenarrator, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Jeffrey Lee (he/him/his), some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-01
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) melsimp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Hana Hwy, Haiku-Pauwela, HI, US
(c) melsimp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Megathyrsus maximus. BISH 710743. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956205388. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/710743.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956205388 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026