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Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
As recorded: Mimosa pudica var. unijuga (Duchass. & Walp.) Griseb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Baker, R.J.
- Collector number
- 128
- Date
- July 15, 1932
- Locality
- Honolulu, Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 5 m
- 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 July 15, 1932, Baker, R.J. also collected 12 other specimens.
Mimosa pudica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,480 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Keaau, HI 96749, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Lowrey Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Lowrey Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Waiheʻe Ridge Trail, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mimosa pudica. BISH 55707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573876. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55707.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573876 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026