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Strongylodon ruber

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BISH 56115Botany

Strongylodon ruber

As recorded: Strongylodon ruber Vogel

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 9939
Date: October 13, 1929
Locality: Waianaeuka, Kaala
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

127 Bishop specimens of Strongylodon ruber · collected 1851–2023Species page ›

Strongylodon ruber observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-21.

Strongylodon ruber observed 2025-09-21

2025-09-21

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Strongylodon ruber observed 2025-09-21

2025-09-21

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Strongylodon ruber observed 2025-09-21

2025-09-21

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Strongylodon ruber observed 2025-03-28

2025-03-28

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Strongylodon ruber observed 2022-10-22

2022-10-22

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Strongylodon ruber observed 2022-04-24

2022-04-24

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Strongylodon ruber. BISH 56115. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366039. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56115.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956366039 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026