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Senna gaudichaudii
Gaudichaud's senna
As recorded: Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2016.M
- Date
- March 18, 1920
- Locality
- East Maui, Auwahi, S slope of Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- 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 March 18, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 18 other specimens.
Senna gaudichaudii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-14.

2025-07-14
Waikoloa Village, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-05-18
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Senna gaudichaudii. BISH 55046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525692. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55046.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525692 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
