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Crotalaria sericea
As recorded: Crotalaria assamica Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Miller, J.S.; Merello, M.M. Merello →J.S. Miller →
- Collector number
- 7934
- Date
- August 5, 1992
- Locality
- North Hilo, 29 mi N on state route 19
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7667, -155.1667
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1992, Miller, J.S.; Merello, M. also collected 16 other specimens.
Still here: Crotalaria sericea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-15.

2025-08-15
Lyman Springs Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) nosprayhawaii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-07
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) Rick Mandel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-20
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-19
Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Jaime Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Crotalaria sericea. BISH 630205. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559254. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/630205.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559254 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
