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Desmodium uncinatum
Silverleaf Desmodium
As recorded: Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1689
- Date
- November 27, 1985
- Locality
- U.H.Campus, Klum Gym
- 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 November 27, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Desmodium uncinatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. 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 497647. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497647.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956361035 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026