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Strongylodon ruber
Nuku ’i’iwi
As recorded: Strongylodon ruber Vogel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 21187
- Date
- November 14, 1950
- Locality
- Near summit at head of Makua Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Geesink, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Strongylodon ruber observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-21.

2025-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 56118. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956446223. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56118.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956446223 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
