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Mucuna gigantea
Burny Bean
As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 5306
- Date
- May 19, 1975
- Locality
- Hilo; South Hilo District; Waiakea by radio facility behind Leleiwi Pt
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 19, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 10 other specimens.
Mucuna gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.
2026-08-06
Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Boris K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Papaaloa, HI, US
(c) cathylattin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) danielvarblow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Kauaʻi, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mucuna gigantea. BISH 409875. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956673911. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/409875.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956673911 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026