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Mucuna gigantea
Burny Bean
As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W463
- Date
- August 9, 1973
- Locality
- Nuutele. On islet off the east end of Upolu
- Island
- Nuutele
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Anderson, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 9, 1973, Whistler, W.A. also collected 7 other specimens.
Mucuna gigantea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 331 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Burleigh Heads National Park, Burleigh Heads, QLD, AU
(c) mophandle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Edge Hill, QLD, AU
(c) miles michaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Cairns BG, QLD, Australia
(c) Phil Benstead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
River Meadows Dr, Upper Coomera, QLD, AU
(c) mophandle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Queensland, AU
(c) Colour Blind Flora Enthusiast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Broken Head NSW 2481, Australia
(c) Tanya Zubakin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mucuna gigantea. BISH 417809. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468548. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/417809.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468548 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026