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Melilotus indicus
small melilot
As recorded: Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Ewart III, G.R.
- Collector number
- 223
- Date
- April 26, 1932
- Locality
- Parker Ranch, Puu Papapa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8949, -155.6934 ± 806 m
- Elevation
- 914 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1932, Ewart III, G.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Melilotus indicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
Infantry Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melilotus indicus. BISH 55652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590954. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55652.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590954 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026