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Macroptilium lathyroides
As recorded: Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Christophersen, E.Erling Christophersen →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 10549
- Date
- May 10, 1930
- Locality
- Diamond Head
- 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 May 10, 1930, St.John, H.; Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Amaranthus viridis
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Centaurea melitensis
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Cynodon dactylon
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Digitaria insularis
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Doryopteris takeuchii
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Eragrostis cilianensis
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Erigeron canadensis
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Euphorbia degeneri
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Euphorbia degeneri
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Ipomoea cairica
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Lythrum maritimum
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Lythrum maritimum
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Nicotiana glauca
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Nicotiana glauca
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Pithecellobium dulce
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Prosopis pallida
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Santalum ellipticum
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Santalum ellipticum
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Sida fallax
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Sida fallax
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Macroptilium lathyroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 155 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Manowaiopae Homestead Rd, Laupāhoehoe, HI, US
(c) k2panman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-15
Mauna Loa, Naalehu, HI, US
(c) James Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macroptilium lathyroides. BISH 403456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956325270. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403456.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956325270 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026