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Crotalaria micans
Caracas Rattlebox
As recorded: Crotalaria micans Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1626.O
- Date
- January 4, 1911
- Locality
- Nuuanu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 January 4, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 5 other specimens.
Crotalaria micans observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.
2026-09-13
Hawi, HI, USA
(c) Aryana Ferguson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-12
Pomaikai St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Matthew Dailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-20
Kamāʻili Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Matthew Dailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-14
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2025-10-26
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Crotalaria micans. BISH 457147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235230. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235230 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026