Mucuna gigantea
Burny Bean
As recorded: Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 26718
- Date
- December 27, 1965
- Locality
- Makamakaole Vallley, Kahakuloa Homesteads; Kahakuloa District
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- St John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 27, 1965, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Mucuna gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.
2026-08-06
Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Boris K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Papaaloa, HI, US
(c) cathylattin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) danielvarblow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Kauaʻi, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Mucuna gigantea. BISH 1003205. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37624167. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1003205.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37624167 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026