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Canavalia galeata
As recorded: Canavalia galeata (Gaudich.) Vogel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2499.O
- Date
- May 4, 1917
- Locality
- Wailupe Valley, right-hand fork
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 May 4, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 17 other specimens.
Canavalia galeata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. 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 54907. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312804. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54907.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312804 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
