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Macroptilium atropurpureum
Purple Bush-Bean
As recorded: Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Evans, M.
- Collector number
- 116
- Date
- July 13, 1990
- Locality
- USDA Plant Materials Center, dryland grass and legume trial, field 7B, row 3, plot 11
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 134 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Staples, G.W.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1990, Evans, M. also collected 17 other specimens.
Atriplex canescens
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Atriplex canescens
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Atriplex semibaccata
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Calopogonium mucunoides
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Cenchrus flaccidus
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Cenchrus flaccidus
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Cenchrus flaccidus
Botany
Cenchrus orientalis
Botany
Cenchrus purpureus
Botany
Cenchrus purpureus
Botany
Cenchrus purpureus
Botany
Crotalaria micans
Botany
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Botany
Medicago sativa
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Sporobolus diandrus
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Stylosanthes hippocampoides
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Stylosanthes scabra
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Macroptilium atropurpureum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 386 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Haiku-Pauwela, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Waipahu, HI 96797, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Kenui St, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) simcartographer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-06
Maui, Kahului, HI, US
(c) mekushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Maui, Kahului, HI, US
(c) Dutza K., some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macroptilium atropurpureum. BISH 590941. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501728. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/590941.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501728 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026