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Furcraea foetida
Mauritius hemp
As recorded: Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 1476
- Date
- September 20, 1977
- Locality
- Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum, ML Makai. L-76.541
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 20, 1977, Nagata, K.M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Furcraea foetida observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 249 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-16.
2026-08-16
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Kealakehe Pkwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-22
Kahaluu, HI 96744, USA
(c) Ryan Durand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Kalalau Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) amumford19, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Furcraea foetida. BISH 644445. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956382898. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644445.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956382898 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026