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Desmodium incanum
As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.
- Collector number
- 214
- Date
- January 12, 1973
- Locality
- along Hwy 132 about 3 miles east of Pahoa
- 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
Collected the same day
On January 12, 1973, Ishikawa, S. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Canna indica
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Cecropia obtusifolia
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Desmodium cajanifolium
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dombeya cayeuxii
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Heliotropium velutinum
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Holmskioldia sanguinea
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Indigofera suffruticosa
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Malvaviscus penduliflorus
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Odontonema cuspidatum
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Psidium cattleianum
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Scaevola taccada
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Desmodium incanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 539 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Steam Vents Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Maunawili Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium incanum. BISH 402888. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956626691. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402888.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956626691 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026