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Strongylodon ruber
Nuku ’i’iwi
As recorded: Strongylodon ruber Vogel
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 617K
- Date
- October 20, 1916
- Locality
- Kauai
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1916, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Cyanea fissa
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Cyanea fissa
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Cyanea hardyi
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Cyrtandra confertiflora
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Cyrtandra kealiae
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Cyrtandra paludosa
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Echinochloa crus-galli
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Hoiokula sandwicensis
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Joinvillea ascendens
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Kadua affinis
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Kadua affinis
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Microsorum spectrum
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Perrottetia sandwicensis
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Pittosporum glabrum
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Psychotria hexandra
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Psychotria kaduana
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Psychotria mariniana
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Sagittaria latifolia
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Strongylodon ruber observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. 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 56134. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224250. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56134.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224250 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026