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Sesbania grandiflora
Agati
As recorded: Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.
- Collector number
- 446
- Date
- March 20, 1989
- Locality
- Honolulu; Sold as a vegatable in produce markets, King Street Chinatown
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lewis, G.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1989, Staples, G.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sesbania grandiflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-14.

2025-06-14
Awaia St, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Kurt Remigio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-17
Kauaʻi, Lihue, HI, US
(c) brittanykeiko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-29
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-10-28
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Christin New, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesbania grandiflora. BISH 534720. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956541983. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534720.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956541983 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
