
Sesbania tomentosa
'ōhai
As recorded: Sesbania tomentosa Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Meinecke, W.H.
- Date
- 1969
- Locality
- Kalae, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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
Sesbania tomentosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 354 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) bchamplin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesbania tomentosa. BISH 31045. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378694. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/31045.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956378694 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
