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Vigna marina
As recorded: Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Webster, G.L.
- Collector number
- 1492
- Date
- April 16, 1948
- Locality
- Along north shore of Mokapu Peninsula
- 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 April 16, 1948, Webster, G.L. also collected 4 other specimens.
Vigna marina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. 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 56257. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561357. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/56257.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561357 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026