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Lablab purpureus

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BISH 503558Botany

Lablab purpureus

Hyacinth bean

As recorded: Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Flynn, T.W.; Hume, L.Timothy Flynn →L.M. Hume →
Collector number: 1647
Date: April 4, 1986
Locality: Lihue, Puhi camp just W of Kauai Community College
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
Record type: Preserved specimen

104 Bishop specimens of Lablab purpureus · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Lablab purpureus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-20.

Lablab purpureus observed 2026-05-20

2026-05-20

Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA

no rights reserved

Lablab purpureus observed 2025-09-13

2025-09-13

Waimea, HI 96796, USA

(c) Keri Hardwick, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

Lablab purpureus observed 2025-07-20

2025-07-20

Ala Aolani St, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Christina C, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lablab purpureus observed 2025-02-28

2025-02-28

Moanalua, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Lablab purpureus observed 2024-11-16

2024-11-16

Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Lablab purpureus observed 2024-11-02

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 503558. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956138166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503558.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956138166 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026