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Canavalia galeata
As recorded: Canavalia galeata (Gaudich.) Vogel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Cowan, R.S.
- Collector number
- 163
- Date
- October 13, 1946
- Locality
- Kupehau Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 701 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 13, 1946, Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Antidesma pulvinatum
Botany
Asplenium kaulfussii
Botany
Asplenium kaulfussii
Botany
Asplenium macraei
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Claoxylon sandwicense
Botany
Coleus australis
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Desmodium uncinatum
Botany
Doryopteris decipiens
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Euphorbia multiformis
Botany
Hibiscus arnottianus
Botany
Melicope sandwicensis
Botany
Momordica charantia
Botany
Neraudia melastomifolia
Botany
Peperomia macraeana
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Phytolacca sandwicensis
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
Botany
Planchonella sandwicensis
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Pteris irregularis
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Santalum ellipticum
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Sapindus oahuensis
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Sebacina petiolata
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Stellaria media
Botany
Canavalia galeata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-08-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bridget McCall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canavalia galeata. BISH 10581. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239256. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10581.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956239256 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026