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Lablab purpureus
As recorded: Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 5840
- Date
- July 17, 1986
- Locality
- Beside a Makatea trail to the coast just south of Ivirua
- Island
- Mangaia
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1986, Whistler, W.A. also collected 4 other specimens.
Lablab purpureus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 924 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
N 103rd Ln, Peoria, AZ, US
(c) Hasini Devi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Rajasthan, IN
(c) SONU KUMAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Decatur, GA, USA
(c) K.A. Murphy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Talagamulya, Kec. Talagasari, Karawang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
(c) dedi Ahmadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
台灣南投縣信義鄉
(c) 林棋欽, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Taiwan
(c) YC Chou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lablab purpureus. BISH 507665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956577119. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507665.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956577119 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026