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Senna septemtrionalis
Arsenic Bush
As recorded: Senna septemtrionalis (Viv.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3015
- Date
- July 2, 1959
- Locality
- Puna, Kupaahu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 July 2, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 12 other specimens.
Senna septemtrionalis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 63 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-29
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Honua‘ula Forest Reserve, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) yeahtoadally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-07-24
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-21
Honua‘ula Forest Reserve, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) James Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Senna septemtrionalis. BISH 456412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456412.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956416722 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
