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Vigna marina
beach pea
As recorded: Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Bishop, B.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 2, 1963
- Locality
- Kahuku
- 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
Collected the same day
On June 2, 1963, Bishop, B. also collected 11 other specimens.
Vigna marina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 159 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Papaloa Rd, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
2MR7+FX, Lihue, HI 96766, USA
(c) ab83, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Wainaku, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Maui, Hāna, HI, US
(c) sarahlippmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vigna marina. BISH 56255. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182524. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56255.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182524 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
