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Lablab purpureus
Hyacinth bean
As recorded: Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1502
- Date
- October 7, 1985
- Locality
- Honolulu, Punahou area, Ualakaa St
- 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 October 7, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 13 other specimens.
Capsicum baccatum
Botany
Desmanthus pernambucanus
Botany
Ipomoea aquatica
Botany
Passiflora suberosa
Botany
Plumeria rubra
Botany
Plumeria rubra
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Rhaphiolepis bibas
Botany
Rhaphiolepis bibas
Botany
Sigesbeckia orientalis
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Tillandsia guatemalensis
Botany
Lablab purpureus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-20.
2026-05-20
Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA
no rights reserved
2025-09-13
Waimea, HI 96796, USA
(c) Keri Hardwick, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2025-07-20
Ala Aolani St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Christina C, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-28
Moanalua, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-11-16
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-11-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Dan Fitzgerald (Fitz), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lablab purpureus. BISH 498218. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663871. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498218.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663871 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026