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Gahnia vitiensis

Fijian saw-sedge

Native to Hawaiʻivulnerable

31

Bishop specimens

1

Type specimens

1911

First collected

2024

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

Two centuries of collecting

1910s2020s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1911 by Rock, J.F.C. (Kauaʻi).

From the collection

Gahnia vitiensis, 34148Gahnia vitiensis, 117380Gahnia vitiensis, 778002Gahnia vitiensis, 7072Gahnia vitiensis, 117386Gahnia vitiensis, 696414Gahnia vitiensis, 117385Gahnia vitiensis, 597429Gahnia vitiensis, 773840Gahnia vitiensis, 117377Gahnia vitiensis, 117383Gahnia vitiensis, 40191

Alive today

15 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

Gahnia vitiensis, 2026-05-07

2026-05-07

Hawaii, US

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

Gahnia vitiensis, 2026-03-03

2026-03-03

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Gahnia vitiensis, 2025-07-25

2025-07-25

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gahnia vitiensis, 2025-06-19

2025-06-19

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Gahnia vitiensis, 2024-12-04

2024-12-04

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Gahnia vitiensis, 2024-08-07

2024-08-07

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gahnia vitiensis, 2024-06-20

2024-06-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Gahnia vitiensis, 2024-06-13

2024-06-13

Hawaii, US

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