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Desmodium tortuosum
Florida beggarweed
As recorded: Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Corn, C.
- Collector number
- ESP 229
- Date
- June 2, 1980
- Locality
- Kiolakaa-Keaa Homesteads, Kau Forest Reserve
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 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 June 2, 1980, Corn, C. also collected 10 other specimens.
Desmodium tortuosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 96 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Oʻahu, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) adrbloom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Dole St + UH Law School, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-09
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-29
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium tortuosum. BISH 457164. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250752. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457164.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956250752 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026