BISH 716458Botany

Dinebra xerophila

As recorded: Leptochloa xerophila P.M.Peterson & Judz.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Gagné, B.H.
Collector number: 1237
Date: August 1, 1977
Locality: Teavapuhiau Pass (above Ouia Valley)
Island: Fatu Hiva
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 670 m
Identified by: Snow, N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

36 Bishop specimens of Dinebra xerophila · collected 1921–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1977, Gagné, B.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dinebra xerophila observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2003-07-21.

2003-07-21

Ua-Pou, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-07-13

Ua-Pou, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-02-14

Fatu Hiva, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-02-08

Fatu Hiva, French Polynesia

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Dinebra xerophila. BISH 716458. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247393. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716458.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956247393 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026