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Desmodium incanum
As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Croft, L.K.L.K. Croft →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 5782
- Date
- April 29, 1977
- Locality
- Palikea stream, Haleakala National Park, Kipahulu Valley, 1/8 mile upstream where it meets Pipiwai stream
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 April 29, 1977, Higashino, P.K.; Croft, L.K. also collected 3 other specimens.
Desmodium incanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 539 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Steam Vents Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Maunawili Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Desmodium incanum. BISH 431253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956413974. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956413974 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026