
Sesbania tomentosa
'ōhai
As recorded: Sesbania tomentosa Hook. & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Lau, J.; Gon, S.Samuel M. Gon III →Joel Q.C. Lau →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 7080
- Date
- 1987
- Locality
- Kaena Point, near lighthouse
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sesbania tomentosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 354 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) bchamplin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sesbania tomentosa. BISH 617081. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956473084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/617081.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956473084 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
