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Styphnolobium japonicum
Japanese pagoda tree
As recorded: Sophora japonica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Cheo, H.G.
- Collector number
- 18157
- Date
- July 23, 1928
- Locality
- See label (written in Chinese).
- Region
- China
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Chiao, C.Y.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Styphnolobium japonicum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 822 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Chemin de Montgay, 69270 Fontaines-sur-Saône, France
(c) Jean-Marc Vanel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Aldeire, Granada, ES
(c) kentcoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Arlington County, US-VA, US
(c) Zhaoqi Leng, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Almería, España
(c) faluke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Sintra, Lisboa, PT
(c) oldportly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Manse St, New York, NY, US
(c) americanboy90, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Styphnolobium japonicum. BISH 155926. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/155926.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342654 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
