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Canavalia sericea
Silky Jackbean
As recorded: Canavalia sericea A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H59901
- Date
- May 2, 1999
- Locality
- W Maui, Wailuku District, Kahakuloa, Mokolea Pt
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0120, -156.5604 ± 729 m
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 2, 1999, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Canavalia sericea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-19.
2025-10-19
Amala Pl, Kahului, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-17
Lower Waiehu Beach Rd, Waiehu, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-14
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-15
Akake St, Waiehu, HI, US
(c) Alejandro Dauguet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-24
Kahului, HI 96732, USA
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-09-18
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) taylorlamprecht, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Canavalia sericea. BISH 659706. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956434890. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659706.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956434890 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026