Vigna marina

beach pea

As recorded: Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 22060
Date: September 4, 1946
Locality: Ormed Island
Island: Wotje
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

364 Bishop specimens of Vigna marina · collected 1836–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 4, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vigna marina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,037 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

The Esplanade, Paradise Point, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-27

Papaloa Rd, Kapaa, HI, US

(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

648台灣雲林縣西螺鎮福興里

(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Bokarina, QLD, AU

(c) Gabrielle Mann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US

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

2026-10-11

2MR7+FX, Lihue, HI 96766, USA

(c) ab83, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Vigna marina. BISH 423135. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206795. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/423135.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956206795 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026