Butea monosperma
Flame of The Forest
As recorded: Erythrina monosperma Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Nadeaud, J.
- Collector number
- 499
- Locality
- Fautaua, Ti[aearui, etc
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 750 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Butea monosperma observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,743 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
8J55+9RG, Ratang, Gujarat 362120, India
(c) Deep Dobariya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
HXWC+Q3, Peepalya, Rajasthan 323803, India
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Rajasthan, IN
(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Aburaj, Rajasthan 307501, India
(c) Prosenjit Dawn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Kurnool, IN-AP, IN
(c) Selvaganesh K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Butea monosperma. BISH 1455140. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1455140.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648173 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026