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Mucuna gigantea

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BISH 682582Botany

Mucuna gigantea

As recorded: Mucuna gigantea subsp. gigantea

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Rock, J.F.C.
Collector number: 13003
Date: August 1, 1917
Locality: Kalapana, Puna
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Wilmot-Dear, C.M.
Record type: Preserved specimen

203 Bishop specimens of Mucuna gigantea · collected 1851–2019Species page ›

Mucuna gigantea observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-06.

Mucuna gigantea observed 2026-08-06

2026-08-06

Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI, US

(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mucuna gigantea observed 2026-08-04

2026-08-04

Haiku, HI 96708, USA

(c) Boris K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mucuna gigantea observed 2026-04-30

2026-04-30

Island of Hawaiʻi, Papaaloa, HI, US

(c) cathylattin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mucuna gigantea observed 2026-03-15

2026-03-15

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) danielvarblow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mucuna gigantea observed 2026-01-23

2026-01-23

Kauaʻi, Kapaʻa, HI, US

(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mucuna gigantea observed 2026-01-07

2026-01-07

Waikane, HI 96744, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Mucuna gigantea. BISH 682582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956238498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/682582.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956238498 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026