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BISH 55878Botany
Pterocarpus indicus
Burmese-Rosewood
As recorded: Pterocarpus indicus Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Woolford, H.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 31, 1954
- Locality
- Honolulu, Foster Gardens
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pterocarpus indicus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-22.

2026-06-22
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, 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
Pterocarpus indicus. BISH 55878. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303356. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55878.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303356 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
