Macroptilium lathyroides

Phasey Bean

As recorded: Phaseolus lathyroides L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 4327
Date: October 22, 1930
Locality: Dist. Pare: Papeete
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 3 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On October 22, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Macroptilium lathyroides observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,007 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 18224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956399202. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18224.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956399202 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026