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Paspalum dilatatum
Dallis grass
As recorded: Paspalum dilatatum Poir.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wong, R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 9, 1940
- Locality
- Honolulu, pensacola St., Hawaii Agriculture Experimental Station
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 9, 1940, Wong, R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Paspalum dilatatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 183 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-29
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-07
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-05
Crater Rim Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paspalum dilatatum. BISH 783751. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956557907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783751.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956557907 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
