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Enterolobium cyclocarpum
elephant ear tree
As recorded: Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Ray, G.; Gibney, E.E. Gibney →G.J. Ray →
- Collector number
- 103
- Date
- April 1, 1998
- Locality
- Honolulu, Makiki balley, Mauanalahu Trail, 40m S or Makiki Balley Trail int
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 341 m
- Identified by
- Gibney, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Enterolobium cyclocarpum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-10.

2025-12-10
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793, USA
(c) Ben Shaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2025-10-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-04
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Anne Martine Wilce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-26
ʻĪao Stream, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) cwen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-09
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) kevincoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-28
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Jeff Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Enterolobium cyclocarpum. BISH 660382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956679076. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/660382.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956679076 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
