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Canavalia galeata
As recorded: Canavalia galeata (Gaudich.) Vogel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.
- Collector number
- 1627
- Date
- June 13, 1948
- Locality
- Puu Kanehoa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 671 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 June 13, 1948, Webster, G.L. also collected 13 other specimens.
Asplenium acuminatum
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Centaurium erythraea
Botany
Ceodes brunoniana
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Gahnia aspera
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope oahuensis
Botany
Peperomia tetraphylla
Botany
Santalum freycinetianum
Botany
Sicyos pachycarpa
Botany
Smilax melastomifolia
Botany
Strongylodon ruber
Botany
Zanthoxylum kauaense
Botany
Canavalia galeata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-08-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bridget McCall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canavalia galeata. BISH 54897. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364931. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54897.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364931 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026