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Crotalaria spectabilis
Showy Rattlebox
As recorded: Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 118
- Date
- January 5, 1909
- Locality
- Nuuanu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 January 5, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 5 other specimens.
Crotalaria spectabilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-15.
2025-08-15
Lyman Springs Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) nosprayhawaii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-07
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) Rick Mandel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-10-20
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-08
Wailoa Stream, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) mkfly42, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-19
Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Jaime Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Crotalaria spectabilis. BISH 16670. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956699280. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/16670.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956699280 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026