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Phaseolus lunatus
Lima Bean
As recorded: Phaseolus lunatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 529
- Date
- April 11, 1980
- Locality
- Rocky Point Area (Hundred Acre Reserve).,
- Island
- Norfolk Island
- Region
- Australian External Territory, Australia
- Identified by
- Tateishi, Y.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 11, 1980, Sykes, W.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Phaseolus lunatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 105 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Raquet Club, Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24
N 12th St, Terre Haute, IN, US
(c) Gray Dean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
XCFC+RM, Naha, 29952 Villa las Rosas, Chis., México
(c) Keila Noemi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Putnam County, FL, USA
(c) thundermans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Culiacán, Sin., México
(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Water Oak Dr, Goose Creek, SC, US
(c) Regina Rawlinson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Phaseolus lunatus. BISH 669557. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956394659. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/669557.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956394659 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
