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Indigofera suffruticosa
As recorded: Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 20, 1926
- Locality
- Taluli to 1920 flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 20, 1926, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 17 other specimens.
Indigofera suffruticosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 169 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-25.

2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-17
Kualakaʻi Pkwy, Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Ala Mamalahoa Trail, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27
Ka'aha Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-24
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Indigofera suffruticosa. BISH 55539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689288. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689288 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
