Pueraria montana
kudzu
As recorded: Pueraria montana var. thomsonii (Benth.) M.R.Almeida
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 2880
- Date
- June 23, 1987
- Locality
- East Maui, above Hana Highway, W of Kuhiwa Street
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1987, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Pueraria montana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-09.

2024-07-09
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-14
Wainaku, HI 96720, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2018-11-16
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Lisa H. Robinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pueraria montana. BISH 595450. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/595450.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360646 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
