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Stenotaphrum secundatum
Saint Augustine grass
As recorded: Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whitney, L.D.
- Collector number
- 4168
- Date
- April 14, 1936
- Locality
- Pahoehoe
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1936, Whitney, L.D. also collected 14 other specimens.
Stenotaphrum secundatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-31
Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-22
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-29
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stenotaphrum secundatum. BISH 786624. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956286140. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/786624.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956286140 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
