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Phaseolus
beans
As recorded: Phaseolus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 8987
- Date
- December 4, 1973
- Locality
- Hambantota District; Yala National Park; Block 1, Buthawa Bungalow near sea.
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1973, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 16 other specimens.
Phaseolus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28,250 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Kareedouw, Eastern Cape, ZA
(c) Lara Antoniades, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Silver Mine (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa
(c) Andrew Stephen Morton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Lakes Entrance, VIC, AU
(c) charliesonn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Plan De Ayala, Revolución, 45580 San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jal., México
(c) saraarellanov, 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
23209 B.C.S., México
(c) Luisa Marrón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phaseolus. BISH 433605. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377966. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433605.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377966 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
