Biancaea decapetala
Mysore Thorn
As recorded: Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Date
- February 10, 1910
- Locality
- Waipolua Gulch.
- Region
- Hawai`i, United States
- Identified by
- D.R.Herbst, S.H.Sohmer & W.L.WagnerS.H. D.R.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Biancaea decapetala observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-21.
2026-06-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-11
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge Viewpoint, Kuhio Highway, Princeville, HI, USA
(c) Sandy Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-15
Waiohinu Highway 11 @ farside of Kamaoa Road (across from Wong Yuen Store), Waiohinu, HI 96772, USA
(c) Bob Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-05
Maunawili, HI 96734, USA
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-01
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-25
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Biancaea decapetala. BISH 54846.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35674173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54846.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35674173 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026