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Oplismenus compositus in life — In life — Awned Panick Grass, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Kinmatsu Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kinmatsu Lin

BISH 717082Botany

Oplismenus compositus

Awned Panick Grass

As recorded: Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Stokes, A.M.
Collector number: 340
Date: October 10, 1921
Locality: Rapa; Mailata
Island: Rapa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 61 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

211 Bishop specimens of Oplismenus compositus · collected 1836–2022Species page ›

Oplismenus compositus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,075 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-29

2026-10-29

732台灣臺南市白河區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 黎源哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

新店區

(c) yang-chin-min, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Pat Sin Leng, New Territories, Hong Kong

(c) Dailun Shi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Oplismenus compositus observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

East District, Chiayi City, TW

(c) 黃馨瑩, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Oplismenus compositus. BISH 717082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956652729. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/717082.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956652729 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026