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Indigofera suffruticosa
Shrubby Indigo
As recorded: Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; St.John, H.Erling Christophersen →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 1365
- Date
- May 11, 1930
- Locality
- Diamond Head crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Herbst, D.R.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 11, 1930, Christophersen, E.; St.John, H. also collected 21 other specimens.
Boerhavia glabrata
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Boerhavia glabrata
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Boerhavia repens
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Crotalaria pallida
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Cuscuta sandwichiana
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Cynodon dactylon
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Distimake aegyptius
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Gossypium tomentosum
Botany
Gossypium tomentosum
Botany
Ipomoea cairica
Botany
Lipochaeta lobata
Botany
Lipochaeta lobata
Botany
Lipochaeta lobata
Botany
Macroptilium lathyroides
Botany
Malva parviflora
Botany
Malvastrum coromandelianum
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Malvastrum coromandelianum
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Nicotiana glauca
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Sida fallax
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Sida fallax
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Solanum lycopersicum
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Indigofera suffruticosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 169 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.
2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-17
Kualakaʻi Pkwy, Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Ala Mamalahoa Trail, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Ka'aha Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-24
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Indigofera suffruticosa. BISH 42205. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956461753. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42205.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956461753 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026