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Senna pendula

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BISH 54981Botany

Senna pendula

Christmas Senna

As recorded: Senna pendula var. advena (Willd. ex Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 601. Mo
Date: September 1, 1912
Locality: Mapulehu Valley
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0853, -156.8174 ± 2,614 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

42 Bishop specimens of Senna pendula · collected 1908–2019Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Senna pendula observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-23.

Senna pendula observed 2026-02-23

2026-02-23

Lahaina

(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Senna pendula observed 2022-12-29

2022-12-29

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Senna pendula observed 2021-12-29

2021-12-29

Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US

(c) michelemoragne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Senna pendula. BISH 54981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956536203. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/54981.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956536203 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026