Guilandina major

yellow nickerbean

As recorded: Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 2804
Date: September 29, 1931
Locality: Falealupo
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 25 m
Identified by: Smith, A.C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

96 Bishop specimens of Guilandina major · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 29, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 23 other specimens.

Guilandina major observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-04.

2026-03-04

Monroe County, US-FL, US

(c) Stephen Hodges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-30

United States

(c) Noah Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-01-30

United States

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

2025-12-04

Palau, PW

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

2025-11-10

Monroe County, US-FL, US

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

2025-05-31

Ginalangan (Chudan), Rota 96951, CNMI

(c) Jose Quan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Guilandina major. BISH 153190. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683832. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153190.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956683832 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026