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Canavalia galeata
As recorded: Canavalia galeata (Gaudich.) Vogel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 10123
- Date
- December 14, 1929
- Locality
- Maunalua, Hahaione Valley nr Pali
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 183 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 December 14, 1929, St.John, H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Canavalia galeata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 54908. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956153747. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54908.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956153747 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026