Leucaena leucocephala

koa haole

As recorded: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 22198
Date: September 12, 1946
Locality: Ebon Atoll
Island: Ebon Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

199 Bishop specimens of Leucaena leucocephala · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 12, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 20 other specimens.

Leucaena leucocephala observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20,087 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Big Cypress National Preserve, Monroe County, US-FL, US

(c) panosse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Kaala-Gomen, NC-NO, NC

(c) juju98, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

La Paz, MX-BS, MX

(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

W 112th Pl, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Vila do Bispo (Bombeiros), 8650-411 Vila do Bpo., Portugal

(c) Pedro Ramalho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Leucaena leucocephala. BISH 421933. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956370777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421933.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956370777 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026