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Senna pendula
Christmas Senna
As recorded: Senna pendula var. advena (Willd. ex Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 2587
- Date
- January 14, 1983
- Locality
- A'a fields with Leucaena leucocephala-Triumfetta semitriloba-Synedrella association. C. 2.5 mi S of Kailua, above Kuakini Hwy. North Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 183 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 January 14, 1983, Nagata, K.M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Senna pendula observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 61 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-17.
2026-05-17
Mamalahoa Hwy, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-23
Lahaina
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
Oʻahu, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-18
Oʻahu, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Krimzz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-04
Anahola Rd, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Senna pendula. BISH 453759. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224034. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453759.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224034 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026