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Desmodium incanum
As recorded: Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 2975
- Date
- June 26, 1984
- Locality
- Near base of W slopes of Halawa Valley
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1559, -156.7640 ± 637 m
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 26, 1984, Nagata, K.M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Desmodium incanum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-26.

2026-02-26
Lahaina
(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-30
Napili-Honokowai, Hawái 96761, EE. UU.
(c) Eduardo Fernández Pascual, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-05
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-04-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-03
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-24
Napili-Honokowai, HI, USA
(c) bibmik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Desmodium incanum. BISH 637182. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481019. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/637182.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956481019 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
