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Capillipedium kwashotense
As recorded: Bothriochloa kwashotensis (Hayata) Ohwi
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Tawada, S.Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6800
- Date
- August 27, 1951
- Locality
- Yaeyama Gunto; Iriomote; Funauki Bay; Yonaguni
- Island
- Iriomote Island
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Tawada, S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Capillipedium kwashotense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-24.

2026-06-24
小天池, 蘭嶼鄉, 臺東縣, TW
(c) youde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-19
951台灣台東縣綠島鄉公舘村
(c) galanhsnu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-30
(c) formosana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-30
951台灣台東縣綠島鄉公舘村
(c) galanhsnu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-08
臺灣島, 牡丹鄉, PIF, TW
(c) CliffChen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-21
951台灣台東縣綠島鄉121
(c) galanhsnu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Capillipedium kwashotense. BISH 716533. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956647774. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/716533.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956647774 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
