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Mucuna gigantea

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BISH 55723Botany

Mucuna gigantea

As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by
Munro, G.C.
Collector number
122
Date
June 27, 1927
Locality
Halawa Valley
Island
Molokaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.1571, -156.7413 ± 2,824 m
Elevation
61 m
Identified by
Wilmot-Dear, C.M.
Record type
Preserved specimen
203 Bishop specimens of Mucuna gigantea · collected 1851–2019Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 27, 1927, Munro, G.C. also collected 4 other specimens.

Still here: Mucuna gigantea observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-15.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Mucuna gigantea. BISH 55723. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353872. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55723.

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