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Chloris gayana
Rhodes Grass
As recorded: Chloris gayana Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wong, R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 23, 1940
- Locality
- Honolulu, Pensacola Haw. Agr. Expt. Sta.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 1940, Wong, R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Chloris gayana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-14.
2026-01-14
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-17
Old Māmalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Jake Gross, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2025-09-18
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-10
Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-16
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2025-04-16
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Chloris gayana. BISH 785726. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642758. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785726.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642758 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026