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Lophatherum gracile

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BISH 79231Botany

Lophatherum gracile

Sasagrass

As recorded: Lophatherum gracile Brongn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 85
Date: September 16, 1926
Locality: Raiatea; path to Mt. Temehoni
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 350 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

27 Bishop specimens of Lophatherum gracile · collected 1912–2009Species page ›

Lophatherum gracile observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 447 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

Lophatherum gracile observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Chiayi County, TW-TA, TW

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Lophatherum gracile observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

112台灣臺北市北投區陽明交大實驗大樓

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

Lophatherum gracile observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

363台灣苗栗縣公館鄉

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

Lophatherum gracile observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

臺灣島, 新店區, 新北市, TW

(c) Lilian Huang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lophatherum gracile observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

972台灣花蓮縣秀林鄉銅門村

(c) vrxz, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Lophatherum gracile observed 2026-09-21

2026-09-21

臺灣島, 關西鎮, 新竹縣, TW

(c) Zheng-An Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Lophatherum gracile. BISH 79231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956429248. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79231.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956429248 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026