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Melilotus indicus
small melilot
As recorded: Melilotus indicus (L.) All.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Clarke, G.
- Collector number
- 651
- Date
- December 3, 1981
- Locality
- Within gully east of Puu Heewai, S.Kohala
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8167, -155.6833
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 3, 1981, Clarke, G. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Melilotus indicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-04.
2026-08-04
Infantry Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-18
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melilotus indicus. BISH 656552. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956338342. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656552.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956338342 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026