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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
- 14.H.
- Date
- June 8, 1911
- Locality
- Puuwaawaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 June 8, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Senna gaudichaudii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. 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 55054. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956276857. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55054.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956276857 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
