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Mucuna gigantea
Burny Bean
As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 2653
- Date
- 1912
- Locality
- Kualoa Ranch
- 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
Mucuna gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.
2026-08-06
Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Boris K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Papaaloa, HI, US
(c) cathylattin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-15
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) danielvarblow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-23
Kauaʻi, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Waikane, HI 96744, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mucuna gigantea. BISH 55731. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956474781. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55731.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956474781 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026