
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
elephant ear tree
As recorded: Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- 6259
- Date
- January 30, 1962
- Locality
- Honolulu; Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 30, 1962, Krajina, V.J. also collected 8 other specimens.
Enterolobium cyclocarpum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-10.

2025-12-10
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793, USA
(c) Ben Shaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-10-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-04
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Anne Martine Wilce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-26
ʻĪao Stream, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) cwen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-09
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) kevincoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Jeff Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Enterolobium cyclocarpum. BISH 484503.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956445770. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/484503.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956445770 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
