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Digitaria violascens
As recorded: Digitaria violascens Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whitney, L.D.
- Collector number
- 4161
- Date
- April 14, 1936
- Locality
- Kealakekua, Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1936, Whitney, L.D. also collected 14 other specimens.
Chloris barbata
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Chloris barbata
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria fuscescens
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Eleusine indica
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Eragrostis tenella
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Panicum pellitum
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Sacciolepis indica
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Sacciolepis indica
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Setaria adhaerens
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Setaria parviflora
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Setaria parviflora
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Stenotaphrum secundatum
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Digitaria violascens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 79 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.
2026-09-04
Makolu St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Ka'aha Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-08
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-05-25
Tantalus Dr, 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
Digitaria violascens. BISH 785852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956651780 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026