Mucuna gigantea
Burny Bean
As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, L.B.
- Collector number
- 103
- Date
- May 14, 1976
- Locality
- Kawainui Marsh; Kailua Rd. and Quarry Rd
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3771, -157.7668 ± 164 m
- Identified by
- Wilmot-Dear, C.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 14, 1976, Smith, L.B. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Mucuna gigantea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-07.
2026-01-07
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-22
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-23
Hawaii, US
(c) jharv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-04
Maunawili, HI 96734, USA
(c) Lachlan Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mucuna gigantea. BISH 453486. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581512. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453486.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956581512 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026