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Desmodium uncinatum
Silverleaf Desmodium
As recorded: Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 1324
- Date
- June 15, 1976
- Locality
- Pahole Gulch, Waianae Mts., Waialua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 451 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1976, Nagata, K.M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Bidens torta
Botany
Charpentiera tomentosa
Botany
Charpentiera tomentosa
Botany
Claoxylon sandwicense
Botany
Coprosma foliosa
Botany
Cyrtandra propinqua
Botany
Cyrtomium falcatum
Botany
Deparia fenzliana
Botany
Diospyros hillebrandii
Botany
Dryopteris fuscoatra
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua cordata
Botany
Kadua cordata
Botany
Lantana camara
Botany
Melicope peduncularis
Botany
Melicope sandwicensis
Botany
Panicum nephelophilum
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Psychotria hathewayi
Botany
Sapindus oahuensis
Botany
Selaginella arbuscula
Botany
Solanum capsicoides
Botany
Desmodium uncinatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) James Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Hawaii Belt Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-03
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Tate Putman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium uncinatum. BISH 424332. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528907. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424332.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528907 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026