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Crotalaria sericea
As recorded: Crotalaria assamica Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-412
- Date
- August 25, 1937
- Locality
- Manoa, HSPA Arboretum
- 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 August 25, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 1 other specimen.
Crotalaria sericea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-15.

2025-08-15
Lyman Springs Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) nosprayhawaii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-07
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) Rick Mandel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-20
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-08
Wailoa Stream, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) mkfly42, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-19
Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Jaime Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Crotalaria sericea. BISH 55230. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956324262. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55230.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956324262 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
