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Gliricidia sepium
Fence Post Tree
As recorded: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 2457
- Date
- May 23, 1986
- Locality
- Honolulu; Foster Botanic Gardens
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lavin, M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 23, 1986, Lau, J. also collected 18 other specimens.
Gliricidia sepium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-16.

2026-06-16
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-12
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kapaau, HI, US
(c) cadeepbluesea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-01
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kapaau, HI, US
(c) cadeepbluesea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-03
Hawaiʻi, Kapaau, HI, US
(c) cadeepbluesea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-15
Kauaʻi, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) audubonidk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-02
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Gliricidia sepium. BISH 503597. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956421703. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503597.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956421703 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
