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Desmodium uncinatum
Silverleaf Desmodium
As recorded: Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Bennett, T.
- Collector number
- PRC252
- Date
- March 25, 1982
- Locality
- Kealia trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 25, 1982, Bennett, T. also collected 19 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera
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Ambrosia confertiflora
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Centaurium erythraea
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Emilia fosbergii
Botany
Grevillea robusta
Botany
Hypochaeris glabra
Botany
Hypochaeris glabra
Botany
Indigofera suffruticosa
Botany
Ipomoea cairica
Botany
Ipomoea indica
Botany
Leucaena leucocephala
Botany
Lipochaeta remyi
Botany
Silene gallica
Botany
Solanum linnaeanum
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Solanum opacum
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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
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Verbena litoralis
Botany
Desmodium uncinatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-15.
2026-07-15
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) James Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Hawaii Belt Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-04
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) blip3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-03
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Tate Putman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium uncinatum. BISH 497306. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584913. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497306.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584913 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026