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Tephrosia purpurea

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BISH 471897Botany

Tephrosia purpurea

Purple Hoarypea

As recorded: Tephrosia purpurea subsp. purpurea

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Higashino, P.K.; Stemmermann, R.L.; Allen, M.S.M.S. Allen →Paul K. Higashino →R.L. Stemmermann →
Collector number: 10309
Date: April 8, 1984
Locality: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, service road mauka of visitor's center
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

191 Bishop specimens of Tephrosia purpurea · collected 1851–2006Species page ›

Tephrosia purpurea observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-10-20.

Tephrosia purpurea observed 2023-10-20

2023-10-20

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tephrosia purpurea observed 2015-05-16

2015-05-16

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) afarahi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tephrosia purpurea. BISH 471897. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956445278. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471897.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956445278 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026