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Canavalia cathartica
Poisonous Sea Bean
As recorded: Canavalia cathartica Thouars
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 123
- Date
- June 27, 1927
- Locality
- Halawa Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1571, -156.7413 ± 2,824 m
- Elevation
- 61 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1927, Munro, G.C. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Canavalia cathartica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-10-31.
2022-10-31
Maui, Napili-Honokowai, HI, US
(c) Diane T. Liggett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-05-11
Halawa, Moloka'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2018-12-20
Kaanapali Beach, Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) Rose Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2017-12-08
Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canavalia cathartica. BISH 54884. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956237376. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54884.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956237376 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026