Digitaria violascens

As recorded: Digitaria violascens Link

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Moore, J.W.
Collector number: 49
Date: September 13, 1926
Locality: Near the beach at Uturoa
Island: Raiatea
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

152 Bishop specimens of Digitaria violascens · collected 1852–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 13, 1926, Moore, J.W. also collected 20 other specimens.

Digitaria violascens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 249 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28

Cairns - City, Queensland, Australia

(c) Joseph Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24

日本、〒662-0827 兵庫県西宮市岡田山

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

2026-09-20

646台灣雲林縣古坑鄉, 古坑綠色隧道

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18

413台灣臺中市霧峰區交叉點(桐林里)

(c) user353491, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09

Water Catchment Area, West Palm Beach, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04

Makolu St, Pearl City, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Digitaria violascens. BISH 79256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484425. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79256.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956484425 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026