Macroptilium lathyroides

Phasey Bean

As recorded: Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15097
Date: February 27, 1953
Locality: near the village of Navutoka on the northeastern side of the island
Island: Tongatapu Island
Region: Tonga
Identified by: Whistler, W.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

122 Bishop specimens of Macroptilium lathyroides · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 27, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Macroptilium lathyroides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,005 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

W 40th Ave, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

NW 88th St, Doral, FL, US

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

2026-10-25

Naples

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

2026-10-25

Royal Palm Beach Pines, Royal Palm Beach, FL, US

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

2026-10-25

Lomas de Toncontin, Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

(c) Alfonso Auerbach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Refuge Trail, Immokalee, FL, US

(c) Jessica Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Macroptilium lathyroides. BISH 155386. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956392451. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/155386.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956392451 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026