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Isachne distichophylla

Munro ex Hillebr. (1888)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Isachne

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Perennials, culms stiffly erect, 6–10 dm tall.

Stems: Culms rather stout, +/- decumbent at base and rooting at lower nodes, nodes often purple, usually many-branched, especially near base, glabrous.

Roots: Roots fibrous.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate, distichous. Blades spreading, stiff, lanceolate, flat, 5-15 cm long, 5-17 mm wide, or lower ones sometimes vestigial. Apex acute. Base abruptly rounded. Surfaces conspicuously striate, retrorsely scabrous. Margins distinctly thickened, cartilaginous, usually irregularly crenate. Veins parallel. Sheaths green or often purple, especially at collar, striate, 3-5 cm long, margins densely ciliate with appressed, stout hairs up to 2 mm long; ligule densely ciliate, 1.5-2 mm long. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Inflorescences paniculate, often purple, ovoid to ellipsoid, (5-) 10-20 cm long, 4-10 cm wide, branches stiff, terete (cylindrical), usually spreading, glabrous, lower 1/2-2/3 of primary branches without spikelets; spikelets ovoid, 1.5-1.8 mm long; glumes membranous, equal, broadly ovate or suborbicular, slightly shorter to occasionally slightly longer than fertile florets, glabrous or minutely puberulent near apex, indistinctly 7-11-nerved, sometimes sparsely long-hispid or short-hispid, apex acute and slightly beaked. First floret perfect, plano-convex, apex obtuse, second floret pistillate. Lemmas indurate, thick, coriaceous, very sparsely to rather conspicuously pubescent at base and along margins, nerveless; palea partially enclosed by and as long as the lemma, minutely puberulent.

Fruit: Caryopsis reddish brown; ovoid; ca. 1 mm long; smooth.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Occurring on wet ridgetops and in openings in wet forest.

Elevation Range: 215–1,480 m.

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Kaua'i Indigenous
O'ahu Indigenous
Molokai Indigenous
Lana'i Indigenous
Maui Indigenous
Hawai'i Indigenous

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 504 (1888)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1555 (K, O, Mo, L, M, H); Clayton & Snow 2010:77 (change status from end to ind)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Isachne distichophylla Koolau Range, divide betw head of Waikana Gulch & head of Waikakalana Gulch Abundant on exposed slope. Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1879 Oahu BISH 1937-05-30
2 Isachne distichophylla down Kona-Hilo Hwy ca 4 mi past Hongo Store towards Hilo. Turn rt on Fern Estates Rd, ca 1.1 mi, 25 m E left side of rd (plot 56) Closed Metrosideros-Cibotium forest community. Preserved_Specimen Grass ca 3 ft ht. Newell, C.L. 640 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-28
3 Isachne distichophylla SW flank of Mauna Loa, in the ahupuaa of Manuka Vegetation: Semi closed Metrosideros forest on soil & weathered aa. Understory consisting of Cibotium, Sadleria, Astelia & Myrsine. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 6283 Hawaii BISH 1977-07-22
4 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Wet woods along rim of crater. Preserved_Specimen Stems long & often straggling at base. Hitchcock, A.S. 14598 Hawaii BISH 1916-09-06
5 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Hana District, Hana Forest Reserve, on W slopes of Waihoi Crater, above Waihoi Valley Recolonizing old land slide w/ Stereocaulon, Railliardia, Scaevola, Nertera, & Campylopus. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 595 Maui BISH 1974-01-13
6 Isachne distichophylla SW flank of Mauna Loa, in the ahupuaa of Manuka Vegetation: Closed Metrosideros forest on `a`a lava substrate w/Cibotium, Nephrolepis, Ilex, Myrsine, Pipturus, Psychotria & Vaccinium. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 5869 Hawaii BISH 1977-09-20
7 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley, S fork of Waiohonu Stream Along stream bank in wet area w/ Deschampsia, Sphenomeris & Labordia sp. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 17 Maui BISH 1972-06-14
8 Isachne distichophylla W Maui, Wailuku District, West Maui Natural Area Reserve, Kahakuloa section, N of 'Eke, western headwaters of Kahakuloa Stream Growing in a Metrosideros montane bog. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 119909 Maui BISH 1999-11-11
9 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Waihoi Bog On barren ground following a landslide. Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2589 Maui BISH 1986-07-11
10 Isachne distichophylla Main Divide, crest of Koolau Mts, betw Waianu Gulch & Kipapa Gulch Wet mossy ridge. Preserved_Specimen Decumbent, lvs rather stiff. Fosberg, F.R. 13913 Oahu BISH 1937-05-30
11 Isachne distichophylla Waikane-Schofield Trail, Koolau Mts, Kahana Abundant on grassy divide. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10175 Oahu BISH 1930-01-19
12 Isachne distichophylla Konahuanui Windswept summit. Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 1326 Oahu BISH 1991-09-09
13 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley, S fork of Waiohonu Stream Along stream bank w/ Deschampsia. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 82 Maui BISH 1972-06-13
14 Isachne distichophylla Site 35 OS; Papaikou; Hilo Forest Reserve Stunted `ohi`a wetland dieback. Assoc. spp.: Metrosideros polymorpha, Myrsine lessertiana, Myrsine sandwicensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Pelea clusiifolia, Vaccinium calycinum. Soil is a somewhat poorly drained organic found over an ash soil; s Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Hawaii BISH 1979-04-04
15 Isachne distichophylla east Kopiliula 50% open 7 m canopy; Acacia, Metrosideros, uluhe, ohia, Cheirodendron, Ilex, Clermontia arborescens, Scaevola chamissoniana, Myrsine lessertiana, Melicope, Hedyotis, Coprosma, Perrottetia, Broussaisia, Vaccinium, Styphelia, Cyrtandra, Rubus hawaiensis, ferns, bryophytes Preserved_Specimen grass; trailing stems; inflorescence erect Wood, K.R. 11312 Maui BISH 2005-05-04
16 Isachne distichophylla Between Glenwood & 29 Miles Scrub vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3719 Hawaii BISH 1929-06-15
17 Isachne distichophylla Kiolak'a-Keaa Homesteads Addition. Kau Forest Reserve Frequently growing with uluhe fern along jeep trail in disturbed Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen Tall grass Clarke, G. 470 Hawaii BISH 1980-06-02
18 Isachne distichophylla Kau District, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, along trail betw Chain of Craters Rd & Thurston Lava Tube Wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Lammers, T.G. 5397 Hawaii BISH 1983-09-02
19 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea, Hilo side of National Park Wet fern forest. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, V.O. 60 Hawaii BISH 1936-08-11
20 Isachne distichophylla Near 29 Miles Typical in Metrosideros & Dicranopteris woods. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9145 Hawaii BISH 1930-05-09
21 Isachne distichophylla Off Hawaii 11, ca 0.5 mi E of National Park Rd jct Common in semi-open woods, misty woods. Preserved_Specimen In clumps. Crosby, M.R. 1974 Hawaii BISH 1964-08-04
22 Isachne distichophylla Site 13 OS; Piihonua; Hilo Forest Reserve Pubescent `ohi`a dieback. Primary vegetation: Metrosideros polymorpha (pubescent), Ilex anomala, Myrsine lessertiana, Myrsine sandwicensis, Cheirodendron trigynum & Styphelia tameiameiae. Soils are extrmemely shallow and excessively drained org Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Hawaii BISH 1979-06-26
23 Isachne distichophylla down Chain of Crater Rd ca 4.1 mi toward Kalapana from intersection w/ Crater Rim Rd. Up side rd w/ cable across entrance, ca 1.8 mi to a dead 12 m tall Metrosideros tree. (Plot 48) Metrosideros-Sadleria-Dicranopteris forest community. Preserved_Specimen Grass ca 3 ft ht. Newell, C.L. 243 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-02
24 Isachne distichophylla Chain of Craters, Napau Trail, Kilauea Opening in wet Ohia Forest. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 11216 Hawaii BISH 1931-12-20
25 Isachne distichophylla S. Kona District; Kohala Mts.; above Honokana nui Stream; E of USGS trail Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest and Metrosideros-Machaerina montane bogs with Styphelia, Carex alligata, Calamagrostis expansa, Oreobolus furcatus, Dichanthelium cynodon, Stenogyne cranwelliae, Myrsine spp., Rhynchospora chinensis. Threats: Pigs, Juncus spp., Polygonum punctatum. Preserved_Specimen 1-2 m tall, terrestrial; culms and leaves dark-green; likes bog margins; collected in sphagnum. Wood, K.R. 4821 Hawaii BISH 1995-11-29
26 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley Occurring w/ Deschampsia along the stream banks. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 16 Maui BISH 1972-09-28
27 Isachne distichophylla Hawaii Volcanoes Notional Park, Mauna Loa Strip Rd On roadside to tree molds. Preserved_Specimen Smith, C.W. 148 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-03
28 Isachne distichophylla NW of Volcano Hwy near 24 mi post Ohia forest. very common in the H layer; w/ Lycopodium, Dicranopteris, & Machaerina. Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 1724 Hawaii BISH 1984-09-23
29 Isachne distichophylla Kiolakaa-Keaa Homesteads Addition, Kau Forest Reserve Growing with Uluhe fern along jeep trail in disturbed Metrosideros forest. Preserved_Specimen Frequent tall grass. Corn, C. 226 Hawaii BISH 1980-06-02
30 Isachne distichophylla 1 mi SSE of 28 Miles, Puna Boring through thick, mossy low underbrush in rainforest. Preserved_Specimen To ht of Ca. 3 ft. Degener, O. 30816 Hawaii BISH 1966-05-05
31 Isachne distichophylla W Maui, near summit of Mt Eke In woods. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9142 Maui BISH 1927-08-30
32 Isachne distichophylla Just S of jct rtes 11 & 148 In original forest area zoned into paved streets but w/o home yet. Metrosideros & Cibotium abundant. Lava rock soil. Preserved_Specimen Common. Stuessy, T.F. 6107 Hawaii BISH 1982-05-29
33 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Waihoi Valley, unnamed stream on N side of valley Growing above bank in large patch. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 2566 Maui BISH 1972-07-21
34 Isachne distichophylla Volcanoes National Park, around jct of Crater Rim Rd & Job Corp Rd Forests. Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6364 Hawaii BISH 1970-01-08
35 Isachne distichophylla Near 29 Miles Typical in Metrosideros & Dicranopteris woods. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9145 Hawaii BISH 1930-05-09
36 Isachne distichophylla Kona Coast, Kaumalumalu, transect 210' at 130 deg on S side of rd Wet Metrosideros-Psychotria-Cibotium forest; scattered Ilex, Perrottetia, Clermontia, Pipturus, Coprosma rhynchocarpa, Gouldia hillebrandii, Pittosporum at edge of rd. Cyrtandra #1636 abundant, ground cover of bryophytes, fern, occasional Rubus; Freycinetia abundant; scattered Cocculus, Smilax. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 1655 Hawaii BISH 1970-07-04
37 Isachne distichophylla along Monro Trail northwest of Lanaihale. Edge of openings in scrub of fogbelt Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 31105 Lanai BISH 1963-08-26
38 Isachne distichophylla Munro Trail, at top. Low shrubby plateau at top. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 24310 Lanai BISH 1957-08-13
39 Isachne distichophylla Hana District. Hana Forest Reserve, headwaters of Kawaipapa Metrosideros-Cheirodendron-Dicranopteris montane wet forest, dissected by riparian vegetation W/ Broussaisia arguta, Myrsine sandwicensis, Dubautia plantaginea, D. scabra, Kadua affinis, K. axillaris, Scaevola chamissoniana, Clermontia samuelii subsp. hanaensis, C. tuberculata, C. grandiflora Preserved_Specimen grass, emergent on ridge of Dicarnopteris Wood, K.R. 15621 Maui BISH 2013-08-20
40 Isachne distichophylla Below Kalapana Trail Common through forests. Preserved_Specimen Stiff grass. Stone, B.C. 2951 Hawaii BISH 1959-06-24
41 Isachne distichophylla Lanaihale, Palawai Windswept ridge, projecting above low subalpine vegetation. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 18846 Lanai BISH 1938-04-14
42 Isachne distichophylla Lihue District. Iliiliula Valley, along drainage below northern falls Metrosideros mixed wet forest with riparian vegetation Pisonia umbellifera, Antidesma platyphylla, Syzygium sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, P. mauiensis, P. wawrae, Melicope clusiifolia, Broussaisia arguta, Cyrtandra kealiae urceolata, C. longifolia, C Preserved_Specimen grass, on banks and walls along stream, in flower Wood, K.R. 15549 Kauai BISH 2013-06-27
43 Isachne distichophylla Ridge below Puu Aalii between Maunalei drainage and Hauola drainage Moist bushy ridge. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 12488 Lanai BISH 1935-11-30
44 Isachne distichophylla Puna District, near mi marker 23, below Volcano Village Metrosideros w/ Dicranopteris vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 6389 Hawaii BISH 1990-06-18
45 Isachne distichophylla On Bishop Estate land above Kahaluu Forest Reserve. overcast, rainy. Common. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 177 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-06
46 Isachne distichophylla Lanai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 8058 Lanai BISH 1910-07-24
47 Isachne distichophylla NW of Volcano Hwy near 24 mi post Ohia forest. very common in the H layer; w/ Lycopodium, Dicranopteris, & Machaerina. Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 1724 Hawaii BISH 1984-09-23
48 Isachne distichophylla Trail E of Keanae Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2666 Maui BISH 1920-07-02
49 Isachne distichophylla Wailau Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 558 Molokai BISH 1912-09-01
50 Isachne distichophylla Hawaii Volcanoes Notional Park, ca. 27 mi NE of Chain of Craters Rd near Lua Manu Crater Preserved_Specimen Creeping grass, few scattered. Herat, T. 1031 Hawaii BISH 1974-07-15
51 Isachne distichophylla HVNP: Thurston Lava Tube Preserved_Specimen More or less erect woody perennial grass, in disturbed Metrosideros-Cibotium rainforest. Hoe, W.J. 884 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-21
52 Isachne distichophylla Kahana Bay Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 1824 Oahu BISH 1926-09-17
53 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Scrub vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 1612 Hawaii BISH 1922-12-24
54 Isachne distichophylla Kaolapuuwale, Kona Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 277 Hawaii BISH 1911-06-29
55 Isachne distichophylla Puu Aalii, main ridge Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 209 Lanai BISH 1970-12-31
56 Isachne distichophylla Upper Kohala Ditch Trail. Pololu Preserved_Specimen 0.5 m ht undergrowth grass. Lee, H.A. 106 Hawaii BISH 1924-10-20
57 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea iki Sadleria forest. Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 1888 Hawaii BISH 1926-09-21
58 Isachne distichophylla W Maui, near summit of Mt Eke In forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9141 Maui BISH 1927-08-29
59 Isachne distichophylla Aiea Ridge Growing on grassy hilltop & slopes near the summit, vicinity of the Pritchardia martii colony. Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 232 Oahu BISH 1984-07-08
60 Isachne distichophylla Volcanoes National Park, around jct of Crater Rim Rd & Job Corp Rd Forests. Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6366 Hawaii BISH 1970-01-08
61 Isachne distichophylla W Maui, near summit of Mt Eke In woods. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9142 Maui BISH 1927-08-30
62 Isachne distichophylla Koolau Mts betw summit of Aiea & Halawa Trail, along summit crest In Metrosideros-Dicranopteris linearis lowland wet shrubland w/ Scaevola, Psychotria, Alyxia, Melicope, Broussaisia, Cibotium, Machaerina, Bidens, Freycinetia, Bobea elatior, Syzygium sandwicensis, Lycopodium cernuum, Coprosma, Clidemia. Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. 6190 Oahu BISH 1987-07-19
63 Isachne distichophylla Schofield trail Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 3862 Oahu BISH 1935-11-10
64 Isachne distichophylla Behind crest of Koolau Range Preserved_Specimen 0.3 m ht. Martin, J.P. 29 Oahu BISH 1924-09-07
65 Isachne distichophylla Alakalii, kawaiwi ditch Preserved_Specimen Rock? 4150 Maui BISH 1909-07-12
66 Isachne distichophylla Kawainui Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 4135 Hawaii BISH 1909-07-12
67 Isachne distichophylla Waiolani Ridge Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1845 Oahu BISH 1913-10-27
68 Isachne distichophylla Swamp-Puu Paki Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2688 Maui BISH 1920-07-05
69 Isachne distichophylla Along ridge betw TV relay tower & first peek on W side of mt Kahili, above Wahiawa Bog Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5216 Kauai BISH 1983-12-22
70 Isachne distichophylla Parker Ranch ? Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH
71 Isachne distichophylla Kohala Mts, upper Hamakua ditch trail, ca. 1 km below 1st house at Koiawe Valley Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 3112 Hawaii BISH 1938-09-09
72 Isachne distichophylla Lanaihale Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 364 Lanai BISH 1914-07-02
73 Isachne distichophylla Pelekunu Trail [illegible] Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 286 Molokai BISH 1912-07-01
74 Isachne distichophylla Koolau Range, Paalaa-Wahiawa, summit trail N, Poamoho Trail Preserved_Specimen Cowan, R.S. 247 Oahu BISH 1946-10-20
75 Isachne distichophylla Honokahau Drainage Basin Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 358 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
76 Isachne distichophylla Waipio-Waiawa Ridge Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 48 Oahu BISH 1926-10-06
77 Isachne distichophylla Kona District, Kahaluu Forest Reserve, along jeep rd ca 0.5 mi above lower forestry gate Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5443 Hawaii BISH 1975-08-26
78 Isachne distichophylla Hanuu [sp?] Pali, Wailau Valley Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 1140 Molokai BISH 1973-02-28
79 Isachne distichophylla Hawaii Volcanoes Notional Park, Kilauea Crater rim Preserved_Specimen Smith, C.W. 151 Hawaii BISH 1966-07-03
80 Isachne distichophylla E side Nuuanu Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1603 Oahu BISH 1910-10-01
81 Isachne distichophylla Puu Alii Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 346 Lanai BISH
82 Isachne distichophylla Puna District, Olaa Forest Reserve at edge of volcano transfer dump Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5537 Hawaii BISH 1975-10-23
83 Isachne distichophylla Wailupe Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12944 Oahu BISH 1917-03-01
84 Isachne distichophylla Puu Alii Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 346 Lanai BISH
85 Isachne distichophylla Alakahi Kawainui ditch Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 4146 Hawaii BISH 1909-07-12
86 Isachne distichophylla Mts behind Pahala, Kau Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 412 Hawaii BISH 1911-08-09
87 Isachne distichophylla Trail betw Halelouohe & Waihuku River Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 710 Hawaii BISH 1915-06-05
88 Isachne distichophylla Head of Wailau Valley in E highland Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 3395 Molokai BISH 1938-09-20
89 Isachne distichophylla Mountains, E end Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 256 Lanai BISH 1913-06-01
90 Isachne distichophylla Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Didrichsen, D.F. 3374 Hawaii BISH 1845-01-01
91 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Volcano Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1958-05-15
92 Isachne distichophylla Auwahi Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Maui BISH
93 Isachne distichophylla Kona, Keauhou No 1, near Bishop Estate Rd Preserved_Specimen Christ, J.H. Hawaii BISH 1958-05-15
94 Isachne distichophylla Aiea Hts Trail Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. Oahu BISH 1946-08-04
95 Isachne distichophylla Trail side, Tantalus Divide Trail Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. Oahu BISH 1945-09-01
96 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Volcano Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Hawaii BISH 1928-08-01
97 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Volcano Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1958-05-15
98 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Volcano Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1958-05-15
99 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Volcano region Preserved_Specimen Beardsley, J.W. Hawaii BISH 1958-08-01
100 Isachne distichophylla Waialae Iki, Wiliwilinui Ridge Preserved_Specimen Kondo, Y. Oahu BISH 1951-07-14
101 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea, Lava Tube Region Preserved_Specimen Morley, H. Hawaii BISH 1934-08-06
102 Isachne distichophylla Bowman Trail, divide summit Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. Oahu BISH 1945-11-04
103 Isachne distichophylla Hauola and Maunalei, between Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. Lanai BISH 1914-12-07
104 Isachne distichophylla Lanaihale Preserved_Specimen Kondo, Y. Lanai BISH 1961-03-26
105 Isachne distichophylla Volcano Kilauea Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Hawaii BISH 1908-09-01
106 Isachne distichophylla Upper Hamakua Ditch, Kohala Mountains Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Hawaii BISH 1984-03-30
107 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Crater Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. Hawaii BISH 1932-05-01
108 Isachne distichophylla unknown Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 625 BISH 1864-01-01
109 Isachne distichophylla Nuuanu-Kalihi Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 164 Oahu BISH 1922-08-13
110 Isachne distichophylla Alakahi Kawainui ditch Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 4141 Hawaii BISH 1909-07-12
111 Isachne distichophylla Haalelepaakai Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 166 Lanai BISH 1924-07-23
112 Isachne distichophylla Halawa Trail Lehua zone, occasional. Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37160 Oahu BISH 1937-05-23
113 Isachne distichophylla S ridge S Opaeula Gulch, Koolau Mts, Paalaa Along trail, wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 8754 Oahu BISH 1932-09-25
114 Isachne distichophylla 1.5 air mi S of Volcano House In tree fern forest, infrequent w/ Cibotium, Metrosideros, Coprosma, Astelia, Anemone, etc. Preserved_Specimen Henrickson, J.S. 4087 Hawaii BISH 1969-08-06
115 Isachne distichophylla Volcano, Royal Hawaiian Estates, Puolani Street.. WGS84 coordinates: Lat. 19.448868; Long. -155.184849 Weedy roadside, sunny,, moist. Rare, only this colony noticed Preserved_Specimen Leaves stiff, most inflorescences old at this time Faccenda, K. 3273 Hawaii BISH 2024-01-05
116 Isachne distichophylla Head of Wailau Valley, trail up Waiakeakua- Waiokeela ridge Wet forest, dense Gleichenia tangle. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 13485 Molokai BISH 1936-12-29
117 Isachne distichophylla Below Kalapana Trail Common through forests. Preserved_Specimen Stiff grass. Stone, B.C. 2951 Hawaii BISH 1959-06-24
118 Isachne distichophylla Hanuu [sp?] Pali, Wailau Valley Forming small patches often w/ Oplismenus. Assoc w/Tetraplasandra-Broussaisia-Metrosideros-Dicranopteris. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 1140 Molokai BISH 1973-02-28
119 Isachne distichophylla 29 miles In forest. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9144 Hawaii BISH 1929-07-17
120 Isachne distichophylla 26 Miles, Kilauea Open woods. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 3964 Hawaii BISH 1930-05-04
121 Isachne distichophylla Kaipapau. Northern Koolau Mountains On cut bank above stream bed in a hanging valley near the Koolau summit. Area dominated by mostly native wet forest of Metrosideros polymorpha, Polyscias oahuensis, Cheirodendron, Psychotria, Pritchardia, Dicranopteris, Macherina, Sadleria, and others. Plants growing with Amauropelta globulifera, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Diplazium sandwichianum, Carex alligata, Cyrtandra paludosa, and others. Preserved_Specimen Long, pendent grasses with lanceolate leaves. Margin of leaves mostly entire with some sinuated edges, hairs covering entire surface. Inflorescense apical with long pedicel. Thomas, M.K. 446 Oahu BISH 2022-09-14
122 Isachne distichophylla Manana Ridge Occasional along upper trail sections. Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 293 Oahu BISH 1984-08-12
123 Isachne distichophylla Wailau Valley Thicket on steep hillside. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 13209 Molokai BISH 1933-07-03
124 Isachne distichophylla along Crater Rim Trail, Kilauea Iki Crater, betw research area & Thurston Lava Tube In Metrosideros rainforest. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4862 Hawaii BISH 1983-07-26
125 Isachne distichophylla Halawa Ridge, Koolau Mts Along trail, wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Decumbent, wiry. Fosberg, F.R. 13842 Oahu BISH 1937-05-23
126 Isachne distichophylla Lanai Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 499 Lanai BISH
127 Isachne distichophylla Main Divide, crest of Koolau Mts, above Kaipaupau Gulch Small open bog. Preserved_Specimen Prostrate. Fosberg, F.R. 13991 Oahu BISH 1937-05-31
128 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley, N side of Valley, near transect 2 large patch near Machaerina. Preserved_Specimen Harrison, B. 81 Maui BISH 1972-07-13
129 Isachne distichophylla SW flank of Mauna Loa, in the ahupuaa of Manuka weathered aa. Understory consisting of Cibotium, Sadleria, Astelia & Myrsine. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 6270 Hawaii BISH 1977-07-22
130 Isachne distichophylla Branch of Mapulehu Valley In woods. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9143 Molokai BISH 1928-07-27
131 Isachne distichophylla E. Maui, Koolau FR, East Kopiliula Metrosideros forest with understory of Dicranopteris & Diplopterygium dissected by riparian veg associates of Cheirodendron, Acacia, Ilex, Broussaisia, Clermontia, Scaevola chamissoniana, Myrsine lessertiana, Melicope spp, Hedyotis spp, Coprosma spp, Perrottetia, shrubs of Vaccinium, Styphelia, Preserved_Specimen terrestrial, woody at base, sheaths dark green or with purple tinge, occasional Wood, K.R. 12691 Maui BISH 2007-12-12
132 Isachne distichophylla Wailuku River In wet Metrosideros rainforest, in open sites along trail. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4875 Hawaii BISH 1983-07-27
133 Isachne distichophylla Main Divide, crest of Koolau Mts, divide betw head of Poamoho Gulch & head of Punaluu Valley Wet exposed ridge. Preserved_Specimen Decumbent. Fosberg, F.R. 13941 Oahu BISH 1937-05-30
134 Isachne distichophylla ISDI trail to Piihonua; Hilo Forest Reserve Stunted `ohi`a wetland dieback. Associated spp.: Metrosideros polymorpha, Ilex anomala, Gouldia sp., Pelea clusiifolia, Cheirodendron trigynum, Myrsine lessertiana, Vaccinium calycinum. Soils are shallow; poorly drained organic; found on a pahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Hawaii BISH 1978-06-05
135 Isachne distichophylla W Maui, along Eke Trail Growing in open forests & bog fringes. Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 710 Maui BISH 1979-10-24
136 Isachne distichophylla down Kona-Hilo Hwy ca 4 mi past Hongo Store towards Hilo. Turn rt on Fern Estates Rd, ca 1.1 mi, 25 m E left side of rd (plot 56) Closed Metrosideros-Cibotium forest community. Preserved_Specimen Grass ca 3 ft ht. Newell, C.L. 639 Hawaii BISH 1966-08-28
137 Isachne distichophylla 27 mi SW of Hilo along Hwy 11, 4 mi SW of Glenwood In low rain forest, w/ Dicranopteris, Metrosideros, Scaevola & Hedyotis etc. Preserved_Specimen To 5 ft ht. Henrickson, J.S. 4064 Hawaii BISH 1969-08-06
138 Isachne distichophylla Kipahulu Valley above the plantation Abandoned taro patches. Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1627 Maui BISH 1919-11-13
139 Isachne distichophylla ca 7.4 mi toward Kalapana from intersection w/ Crater Rim Rd. Up Napau Crater Trail. (plot 9) Metrosideros-Cibotium forest community. Preserved_Specimen Grass ca 1 ft ht. Newell, C.L. 856 Hawaii BISH 1967-01-24
140 Isachne distichophylla Kilauea Wet woods along rim of crater. Preserved_Specimen Stems long & often straggling at base. Hitchcock, A.S. 14598 Hawaii BISH 1916-09-06
141 Isachne distichophylla Site 34 OS; Piihonua; Hilo Forest Reserve Dense healthy forest. Associated spp.: Metrosideros polymorpha (pubescent), Ilex anomala, Cheirodendron trigynum, Myrsine lessertiana, Vaccinium calycinum, Styphelia tameiameiae, Rubus hawaiensis, Lycopodium cernuum, Cibotium glaucum. Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Hawaii BISH 1979-03-22
142 Isachne distichophylla East Maui, Hana District, Waihoi Valley In sunny areas w/ Sphenomeris, at edge of dense Dicranopteris stands. On banks of Waiohonu Stream. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 1047 Maui BISH 1972-06-29
143 Isachne distichophylla SW flank of Mauna Loa, in the ahupuaa of Manuka Vegetation: Closed mixed exotic & native vegetation on soil w/ Nephrolepis, Aleurites, Drymaria, Charpentiera, Metrosideros, Pipturus & Psidium. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 5934 Hawaii BISH 1977-06-29
144 Isachne distichophylla Wailau Valley Thicket on steep hillside. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 13209 Molokai BISH 1933-07-03
145 Isachne distichophylla Upper Kohala Ditch Trail. Upper Honokane Nui Cliffside. Preserved_Specimen 0.5 m ht. Lee, H.A. 126 Hawaii BISH 1924-10-20
146 Isachne distichophylla Lanaihale Forcing itself through low brush in fog - belt Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28586 Lanai BISH 1963-09-14
147 Isachne distichophylla S. Kohala District; upper ditch tail to Koiawe rim Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest with Cyanea tritomantha, Lobelia hypoleuca, Labordia hirtella, Asplenium excisum, Isachne distichophylla. Threats: Pigs, Polygonum punctatum, Setaria palmifolia, Hedychium gardnerianum. Preserved_Specimen Culms and leaves dark green; clumping and scandent. Wood, K.R. 4339 Hawaii BISH 1995-07-05
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