Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Mucuna gigantea
Burny Bean
As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; Imada, C.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 3400
- Date
- February 8, 1987
- Locality
- Puna near Seaview Rd
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 110 m
- 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 February 8, 1987, Takeuchi, W.N.; Imada, C. also collected 4 other specimens.
Mucuna gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.
2026-08-06
Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Boris K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Papaaloa, HI, US
(c) cathylattin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) danielvarblow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Kauaʻi, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mucuna gigantea. BISH 510449. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956318173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/510449.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956318173 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026